Where does “braaivleis” come from?
braaivleis (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans braai, from Dutch braden, from Middle Dutch brâden, from Old Dutch brādan, from Proto-West Germanic brādan, from Proto-Germanic brēdaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
braaivleis (Afrikaans): braaied meat
Definitions
- braaied meat
Ancestry of “braaivleis”, step by step
braaivleis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans braai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | braai | To grill meat over an open flame; A barbecue; An... |
| 2 | Dutch | braden | to roast; to grill; to pan-fry |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | brâden | to roast, to broil |
| 4 | Old Dutch | brādan | to roast |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | brādan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brēdaną | to warm, heat, broil; to roast |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |