bréc
Old Irish
/bʲrʲeːɡ/
noun
Definitions
- lie, falsehood
- deception
- exaggeration
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Celtic *brenkā derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenḱ- (deviate, corrupt).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰrenḱ-
Gloss
deviate, corrupt
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *bʰrenḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- भ्रंश Sanskrit
- breck Middle English
- bréag Irish
- bréagach Irish
- bréagadóir Irish
- bréagnuacht Irish
- bréagán Irish
- bréige Irish
- breg Welsh
- brécach Old Irish
- breug Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- breugach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- breugadair Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- breugaiche Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- breugaire Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- breag Manx
- breagagh Manx
- breagerey Manx
- breageyder Manx
- *brenkā Proto-Celtic
- bréc Middle Irish
- brécaire Middle Irish