Etymology

barmbrack

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Today it means: An Irish yeasted bread with sultanas and raisins. Full definition →

Irish bairín breac ← Old Irish brecc ← Proto-Celtic *brikkos
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The story

  1. Old Irishbairgen
  2. Irishbairín
  3. Proto-Indo-European*perḱ-
  4. Proto-Celtic*brikkos
  5. Old Irishbrecc
  6. Irishbreac
  7. Irishbairín breac
  8. English todaybarmbrack

Borrowed from Irish bairín breac.

Words from the same roots

Irishbairín breac all →

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