Middle English bref

← Middle English mery (doublet)

← Old French brief (borrowed)

← Old French brieve (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (derived)

← Proto-Italic *breɣʷis (derived)

← Latin brevis (derived)

→ English brief (mention)

→ English breve (mention)

→ Middle English mery (doublet)

→ Middle English brevely (affix)