Where does “bruncus” come from?

bruncus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin broccus, from Gaulish brokkos, from Proto-Celtic brokkos — badger.

Ancestry of “bruncus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinbroccusA person having projecting teeth, a buck-toothed...
2Gaulishbrokkos—
3Proto-Celticbrokkosbadger

Words derived from “bruncus”

Every word from Proto-Celtic brokkos →Every word from Gaulish brokkos →Every word from Latin broccus →
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