Braggart
/ˈbræɡ.ɑːrt/noun
A boastful person who talks with exaggerated pride.
Did you know?Braggart is an old English insult formed in the 16th century from a brag- base plus the same swaggering -art ending seen in words like drunkard, making the word itself feel like a verbal sneer.
Etymological Timeline
16th Century
English
braggart
“A boastful, swaggering fellow; a loud-mouthed boaster”
Middle English
English
braggen
“To boast, talk proudly”
Middle Dutch
Middle Dutch
braggen
“To boast, brag”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*braggōną
“To boast or make a clamor”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bherəg- / *bhrag-
“Likely an imitative base connected with making a loud, sharp noise or boasting”
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