Where does “brose” come from?

brose (English) comes from English browes, from Old French broet, from Old French breu, from Old French brodittum, from Latin brodum, from Frankish broþ, from Proto-Germanic bruþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- — to bear, carry.

brose (English): Oatmeal mixed with boiling water or milk

Definitions

  1. Oatmeal mixed with boiling water or milk

Ancestry of “brose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbrowes—
2Old Frenchbroetstew, soup made from meat broth
3Old Frenchbreu—
4Old Frenchbrodittum—
5Latinbrodumbroth, stew
6Frankishbroþbroth
7Proto-Germanicbruþąbroth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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