Where does “jättebra” come from?
jättebra (Swedish) comes from Swedish bra, from Swedish braf, from Low German brav, from French brave, from Italian bravo, from Vulgar Latin bravus, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος.
jättebra (Swedish): very good, fantastic, excellent; very well,...
Definitions
- very good, fantastic, excellent; very well,...
Ancestry of “jättebra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bra | good; well |
| 2 | Swedish | braf | good, brave |
| 3 | Low German | brav | — |
| 4 | French | brave | brave; honest; hero |
| 5 | Italian | bravo | good, well-behaved; good, skilful, capable,... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | bravus | — |
| 7 | Latin | barbarus | foreign; savage; uncivilized |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |