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Where does “borrel” come from?

borrel (English) comes from English burel, from Middle English burel, from Old French burel, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

borrel (English): Coarse woollen cloth; hence, coarse clothing; a...

Definitions

  1. Coarse woollen cloth; hence, coarse clothing; a...

Ancestry of “borrel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishburelA coarse woolen cloth
2Middle Englishburel—
3Old Frenchburelfrieze; a garment made out of frieze
4Old French-elSuffix that usually denotes a masculine noun
5Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos—
8Proto-Italic-elos—
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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