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

Definitions

  1. to burn; to burn oneself

Ancestry of “brûler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbruslerto burn
2Old Frenchbruslerto burn
3Old Frenchbrullerto broil, roast, char; to burn
4Old Frenchuslerto scorch
5Latinustulāre—
6LatinuroI burn, consume, inflame; to rage, to ravage
7Proto-Italicouzō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ews-to burn

Words derived from “brûler”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews- →Every word from Proto-Italic ouzō →Every word from Latin uro →