Where does “brewell” come from?
brewell (Cornish) comes from Cornish brew, from Proto-Celtic bruseti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.
brewell (Cornish): crusher
Definitions
- crusher
Ancestry of “brewell”, step by step
brewell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish brew
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | brew | bruise |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | bruseti | to break |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrews- | to break |
via Cornish ell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | ell | — |