Where does “broflake” come from?

broflake (English) comes from English bro, from English brew, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

broflake (English): An overly-sensitive man or boy who is easily upset or offended, especially one upset about loss of male privilege

Definitions

  1. An overly-sensitive man or boy who is easily upset or offended, especially one upset about loss of male privilege

Ancestry of “broflake”, step by step

broflake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbrobrother; a male sibling; brother; a male comrade...
2EnglishbrewTo make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or...
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-ārefirst conjugation
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via English snowflake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsnowflakeA crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal...
2EnglishsnowThe frozen, crystalline state of water that falls...
3Middle Englishsnowsnow; snow-white; The temperature where snow...
4Old Englishsnāwsnow
5Proto-West Germanicsnaiwsnow
6Proto-Germanicsnaiwazsnow
7Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
8Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow
Every word from Chichewa iye