Where does “briarwood” come from?
briarwood (English) comes from English Briar, from French bruyère, from Old French bruiere, from Romanian bruia, from French brouiller, from Middle French brouiller, from Old French brouiller, from Vulgar Latin brodiculare — to bear, carry.
briarwood (English): Erica arborea, tree heath, an ericaceous...
Definitions
- Erica arborea, tree heath, an ericaceous...
Ancestry of “briarwood”, step by step
briarwood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Briar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Briar | Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera |
| 2 | French | bruyère | Heather, brier; A place of briers, a moor |
| 3 | Old French | bruiere | heather, heath |
| 4 | Romanian | bruia | to jam; to talk over someone |
| 5 | French | brouiller | to blur; to mix up, confuse; to scramble |
| 6 | Middle French | brouiller | — |
| 7 | Old French | brouiller | — |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | brodiculare | to jumble together |
| 9 | Latin | brodum | broth, stew |
| 10 | Frankish | broþ | broth |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | bruþą | broth |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via English Wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |