braggi

Icelandic

/ˈpracːɪ/

noun

Definitions

(historical) a rough-built hut for migrant seamen and workers in fishing villages
Nissen hut

Etymology

Derived from Norwegian barakke derived from French baraque (shack, hut) derived from Catalan, Valencian barraca.

Origin

Catalan

barraca

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

barrack English
*barrum Latin
Baracke German
barak Dutch, Flemish
baraque French
baraquer French
baraqué French
барак Russian
barraca Spanish, Castilian
barraca Portuguese
barack Swedish
barak Polish
barraca Catalan, Valencian
Brak Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
barakke Norwegian