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Where does “brool” come from?

brool (English) comes from Old High German brōd, from Proto-Germanic bruþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

brool (English): A deep murmur

Definitions

  1. A deep murmur

Ancestry of “brool”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbrōd—
2Proto-Germanicbruþąbroth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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