Where does “ébranlement” come from?
ébranlement (French) comes from French ébranler, from French branler, from Middle French bransler, from Old French bransler, from Old French brandeler, from Old French brand, from Vulgar Latin brandus, from Frankish brand — to bear, carry.
ébranlement (French): shaking; shock; weakening, wavering
Definitions
- shaking; shock; weakening, wavering
Ancestry of “ébranlement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ébranler | to shake, rattle |
| 2 | French | branler | to shake; to touch; to do |
| 3 | Middle French | bransler | to shake |
| 4 | Old French | bransler | to shake , move |
| 5 | Old French | brandeler | to shake, wave; to agitate |
| 6 | Old French | brand | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | brandus | firebrand, flaming sword, sword; firebrand;... |
| 8 | Frankish | brand | sword; burnt log; brand; cinder; firebrand,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | brandaz | fire; flash; flame; burning; flaming; firebrand;... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | brinnaną | to burn, to be on fire |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |