The story
- Ancient GreekΒρεττᾰνός (Brettănós)
- Ancient GreekΒρεττανία (Brettanía)
- LatinBritannia
- Anglo-NormanBritaine
- Middle EnglishBritayne
- EnglishBritain
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinex
- Latinex-
- Latineō
- Latinexeō
- Latinexitus
- Middle Englishexit
- Englishexit
- EnglishBrexit
- Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
- Proto-Indo-European*skey-
- Proto-Indo-European*skeyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*skéydt
- Proto-Germanic*skītaną
- Proto-Germanic*skitiz
- Proto-West Germanic*skiti
- Proto-West Germanic*skittjā
- Old Englishsċitte
- Old English*sċite
- Middle Englishschite
- Englishshit
- English todayBrexshit
Blend of Brexit + shit, perhaps in reference to bullshit (“statements that are false or exaggerated to impress or cheat the listener”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.