Where does “brothiness” come from?
brothiness (English) comes from English brothy, from English broth, from Middle English broþ, from Old English broþ, from Proto-West Germanic broþ, from Proto-Germanic bruþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
brothiness (English): The quality of being brothy
Definitions
- The quality of being brothy
Ancestry of “brothiness”, step by step
brothiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English brothy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brothy | Resembling broth |
| 2 | English | broth | Water in which food has been boiled; A soup made... |
| 3 | Middle English | broþ | Alternative form of broth |
| 4 | Old English | broþ | broth |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | broþ | broth |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bruþą | broth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |