An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/brav

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
brav
Friedrich Kluge2506433An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — brav1891John Francis Davis

brav, adj., ‘excellent, manly, brave,’ ModHG. only, from Fr. brave, the origin of which is not established (from Lat. barbarus?).