Where does “brawlingly” come from?
brawlingly (English) comes from English brawling, from English brawl, from French branler, from Middle French bransler, from Old French bransler, from Old French brandeler, from Old French brand, from Vulgar Latin brandus — to bear, carry.
brawlingly (English): In a brawling manner
Definitions
- In a brawling manner
Ancestry of “brawlingly”, step by step
brawlingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English brawling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brawling | present participle of brawl; An unruly fight; a... |
| 2 | English | brawl | A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a... |
| 3 | French | branler | to shake; to touch; to do |
| 4 | Middle French | bransler | to shake |
| 5 | Old French | bransler | to shake , move |
| 6 | Old French | brandeler | to shake, wave; to agitate |
| 7 | Old French | brand | — |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | brandus | firebrand, flaming sword, sword; firebrand;... |
| 9 | Frankish | brand | sword; burnt log; brand; cinder; firebrand,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | brandaz | fire; flash; flame; burning; flaming; firebrand;... |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | brinnaną | to burn, to be on fire |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |