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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.

Ancestry of “brut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbrūt—
2Middle Frenchbrut—
3Old Frenchbrut—
4Latinbrūtus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
6Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
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