köken: From *tik(k)ä (“steep(ly), vertical(ly)”), an adverbial form derived from Proto-Turkic *dik- (“to plant vertically”). Cognate with Kazakh тіке (tıke, “steep, vertical”), Kyrgyz тике (tike, “steeply, vertically”), Uzbek tikka (“steep, vertical”), Uyghur تىككە (tikke, “vertical”). Also compare Azerbaijani dik (“steep”), Turkmen dik (“steep”), Kumyk тик (tik, “steep”), Uyghur تىك (tik, “vertical”).
köken: From Old Norse brantr, (West Norse brattr), 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, Norwegian Bokmål bratt, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).
lofty, high, steep, tall, elevated · hard to reach, difficult, laborious, arduous
köken: Disputed. * Perhaps from Proto-Italic *arðwos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃r̥dʰwós, from *h₃erdʰ- + *-wós (whence Latin -uus). The development of the Latin term is slightly unusual, as the sequence *-rdʰ- typically produces Latin -rb. According to De Vaan, it is possible that *-w- in the pre-form may have prevented the development into a labial, thereby explaining the Latin term. * Alternatively,…