Where does “brûler” come from?
brûler (French) comes from Middle French brusler, from Old French brusler, from Old French bruller, from Old French usler, from Latin ustulāre, from Latin uro, from Proto-Italic ouzō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews- — to burn.
brûler (French): to burn; to burn oneself
Ancestry of “brûler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | brusler | to burn |
| 2 | Old French | brusler | to burn |
| 3 | Old French | bruller | to broil, roast, char; to burn |
| 4 | Old French | usler | to scorch |
| 5 | Latin | ustulāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | uro | I burn, consume, inflame; to rage, to ravage |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ouzō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ews- | to burn |
Words derived from “brûler”