overwordExplorer
NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

bratt.

steep

5 characters1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. steep

Where this word comes from

From Old West Norse brattr, from Proto-Germanic *brantaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm., of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“project”), related to Old English brant (“steep”), Latvian bruôds (“roof ridge”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic brattur, Danish brat, Swedish brant, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).

adv

  1. steeply

Where this word comes from

From Old West Norse brattr, from Proto-Germanic *brantaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm., of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“project”), related to Old English brant (“steep”), Latvian bruôds (“roof ridge”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic brattur, Danish brat, Swedish brant, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

bratt has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

bratt studiobratt workshello, bratt

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.