brath · adjective1
- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*bʰrē-
- Proto-Germanic · derived from*brēþaz“hot, in a hurry, rushed”
- Old Norse · derived frombráðr“hasty, sudden”
- Middle English · inherited frombrath
- English todaybrath
From Middle English brath, broth, braith, from Old Norse bráðr (“hasty, sudden”), from Proto-Germanic *brēþaz (“hot, in a hurry, rushed”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrē-, *bʰerē- (“steam, vapour”), from *bʰer- (“to seethe, toss about, cook”). Cognate with Icelandic bráður (“quick, hasty, excited”), Swedish bråd (“hasty, sudden, urgent”), Danish bråd (“hasty, sudden”). Related to breath, brew.
brath · noun2
- Old Norse · derived frombráð“haste”
- Middle English · inherited frombrath
- English todaybrath
From Middle English brath, from Old Norse bráð (“haste”), from bráðr (“hasty”). See above.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.