An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Brasse

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Brahne

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Brasse

Brassen

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Brasse.

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2632782An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — BrasseJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Brasse, feminine, ‘rope at the end of the sailyards, brace,’ first occurs in Modern High German, from Dutch bras, French bras (from brachium), property ‘arm,’ then ‘a brace (on a yard).’ Brassen, ‘to brace, swing the yards of a ship,’ is Dutch brassen, from French brasser; compare also English brace (‘a yard rope’), of the same origin.