Where does “brookie” come from?
brookie (English) comes from English brookside, from English Side, from Middle English side, from Old English sīde, from Proto-West Germanic *sīdā, from Medieval Latin sida, from Late Latin seta, from Latin saeta — to satiate, satisfy.
brookie (English): A brook trout
Definitions
- A brook trout
Ancestry of “brookie”, step by step
brookie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English brookside
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brookside | On the side of a brook; The side of a brook |
| 2 | English | Side | A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape |
| 3 | Middle English | side | custom |
| 4 | Old English | sīde | side, flank |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sīdā | side |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | sida | — |
| 7 | Late Latin | seta | Alternative form of saeta; hair, bristle; bristle |
| 8 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |
via Afrikaans broekie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | broekie | Diminutive of broek |