Where does “embroilment” come from?
embroilment (English) comes from English embroil, from French embrouiller, from French brouiller, from Middle French brouiller, from Old French brouiller, from Vulgar Latin brodiculare, from Latin brodum, from Frankish broþ — to bear, carry.
embroilment (English): The condition of being embroiled in something; an...
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- The condition of being embroiled in something; an...
Ancestry of “embroilment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | embroil | To draw into a situation; to cause to be... |
| 2 | French | embrouiller | to entangle; to bamboozle, to confuse |
| 3 | French | brouiller | to blur; to mix up, confuse; to scramble |
| 4 | Middle French | brouiller | — |
| 5 | Old French | brouiller | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | brodiculare | to jumble together |
| 7 | Latin | brodum | broth, stew |
| 8 | Frankish | broþ | broth |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bruþą | broth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |