Where does “brut” come from?

brut (English) comes from French brūt, from Middle French brut, from Old French brut, from Latin brūtus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

brut (English): very dry, and not sweet

Definitions

  1. very dry, and not sweet

Ancestry of “brut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbrūtgross
2Middle Frenchbrut—
3Old Frenchbrut—
4Latinbrūtus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
6Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →