Where does “braka” come from?
braka (Swedish) comes from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
braka (Swedish): to make a loud crashing sound like the sound of a large tree falling or a structure collapsing
Definitions
- to make a loud crashing sound like the sound of a large tree falling or a structure collapsing
Ancestry of “braka”, step by step
braka traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | a | from |
| 2 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 3 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 4 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 6 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Middle Low German brake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | brake | stump, branch; nose ring, curb, flax brake |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *brekan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
via Proto-Germanic brak-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | brak- | bushes, undergrowth |