bressar

Catalan

/bɾəˈsa/, /bɾeˈsa/, /bɾeˈsaɾ/

verb

Definitions

to cradle
to rock to move gently back and forth

Etymology

Derived from Latin *bertiāre derived from Gaulish *berta.

Origin

Gaulish

*berta

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*bertiāre Latin
*vertiāre Latin
berciolum Latin
bercement French
bercer French
berceur French
berceuse French
brezar Spanish, Castilian
beart Irish
berce Galician
bert Old Irish
beart Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
*bertā Proto-Celtic
breçar Occitan
*berta Gaulish