mreǵʰu-, mr̥ǵʰu-
brief, short
Reflexes - Pokorny
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| English | amphibrach | metrical foot: short/unstressed + long/stressed + short/unstressed syllables | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | Bracegirdle | hobbit surname in Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings | prop.n | LRC |
| English | abbreviate | to shorten, make brief | vb.trans | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | abridge | to deprive | vb.trans | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | brace | two of same kind | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | brace | to bind, fasten tightly | vb.arch | W7 LRC |
| English | bracero | Mexican laborer | n | AHD LRC |
| English | brachium | upper part of arm/forelimb (shoulder to elbow) | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | brachy- | short | pfx | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | brassard | armor to protect arm | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | brassiere | woman's close-fitting undergarment with cups for bust support | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | brief | short (in extent/duration) | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | brief | official letter/mandate | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | brumal | re: winter | adj | AHD LRC |
| English | embrace | to hug, clasp in arms | vb | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | Merry | hobbit nickname in Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings | prop.n | LRC |
| English | merry | delightful, giving pleasure | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | mirth | gladness/gaiety shown by/accompanied with laughter | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | pretzel | brittle glazed/salted cracker | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | tribrach | metrical foot: three short syllables | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| Old English | merge, mirige, myrge | merry | adj | W7 LRC |
| Old English | mir(i)gþ, myr(ig)þ, mirhþ | mirth | n.fem | W7 ASD LRC |
| Middle English | abbreviaten | to abbreviate | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | abreg(g)en | to abridge | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | brace | brace | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | bracen | to brace | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | bref | brief | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | breff, breve | brief, meager | adj | MEV W7 LRC |
| Middle English | embracen | to embrace | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | mery | merry | adj | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | mirth | mirth | n | W7 LRC |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Old High German | murg | short | adj | W7 LRC |
| German | Brezel | pretzel | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin | amphibrachys | short at both ends | adj | W7 LRC |
| Latin | bracchia | arms | n.neut.pl | W7 LRC |
| Latin | bracchiatus | having branches like arms | adj | W7 LRC |
| Latin | bracchium | arm | n.neut | W7 LRC |
| Latin | brevis, brevis, breve | brief | adj | W7 LRC |
| Latin | brūma | winter: season of shortest day | n | AHD LRC |
| Latin | brūmālis | brumal | adj | AHD LRC |
| Latin | tribrachys | re: three arms | adj | W7 LRC |
| Late Latin | abbrevio, abrevio, abbreviare, abbreviavi, abbreviatus | to abbreviate | vb | W7 LRC |
| Portuguese | breve | brief | adj | TLL LRC |
| Spanish | bracero | laborer, bracero | n | AHD LRC |
| Spanish | brazo | arm | n | AHD LRC |
| Spanish | breve | brief | adj | TLL LRC |
| Old French | abri(d)gier | to abridge | vb | CDC LRC |
| Old French | brace | two arms | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Old French | braciere | arm protector | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Old French | bras | arm | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Old French | bref | brief, meager | adj | MEV LRC |
| Old French | embracier | to embrace | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | abregier | to abbreviate | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | brace | two arms | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | brassal | brassard | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | br(i)ef | brief, short | adj | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | embracer | to embrace | vb | W7 LRC |
| French | brassard | brassard | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| French | brassière | brassiere | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| French | bref | brief | adj | TLL LRC |
| Provençal | abrevjar | to abridge | vb | CDC LRC |
| Old Italian | bracciale | brassard | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Old Italian | braccio | arm | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Italian | breve | brief | adj | TLL LRC |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Greek | amphibrachys | short at both ends | adj | W7 LRC |
| Greek | brachiōn | arm | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Greek | brachys, brachyos | short | adj | W7 LRC |
| Greek | tribrachys | having three short syllables | adj | W7 LRC |