Where does “Brie” come from?

Brie (French) comes from Gaulish briga, from Proto-Celtic brigā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

Brie (French): brie

Definitions

  1. brie

Ancestry of “Brie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishbrigahill; fortress
2Proto-Celticbrigāmight, power
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰoshill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “Brie”

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