Where does “braaivleis” come from?
braaivleis (English) comes from Afrikaans braaivleis, 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- — to bear, carry.
braaivleis (English): A braai or barbecue
Ancestry of “braaivleis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Afrikaans | braaivleis | braaied meat |
| 2 | Afrikaans | braai | To grill meat over an open flame; A barbecue; An... |
| 3 | Dutch | braden | to roast; to grill; to pan-fry |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | brâden | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | brādan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | brādan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | brēdaną | to warm, heat, broil; to roast |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
Words derived from “braaivleis”