Etymology

Brabant

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Today it means: A draft horse of a strong, heavy breed originating from the Brabant region of modern Belgium. Full definition →

Middle English Braband ← Anglo-Norman Braban ← Early Medieval Latin Bracbantus
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  1. Early Medieval Latin · derived fromBracbantus
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromBraban
  3. Middle English · inherited fromBraband
  4. English todayBrabant

Inherited from Middle English Braband, Brabant, modification of Braban (possibly after Middle Dutch Brâbant), from Anglo-Norman Braban, Brabain, from Early Medieval Latin Bracbantus, from Proto-West Germanic *brak (“break”) + *bantu (“district”).

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