Where does “prakt” come from?

prakt (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German pracht, from Old High German braht, from Proto-Germanic brahtaz, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

prakt (Swedish): pomp, glory, splendour, magnificence

Definitions

  1. pomp, glory, splendour, magnificence

Ancestry of “prakt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanpracht—
2Old High Germanbrahtnoice
3Proto-Germanicbrahtazcracking, snapping, crash, noise
4Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “prakt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brahtaz →