Where does “brouette” come from?

brouette (French) comes from Middle French brouette, from Old French baroueste, from Old French barot, from Frankish barwa, from Proto-Germanic barwijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

brouette (French): wheelbarrow; barrow; first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. wheelbarrow; barrow; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “brouette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbrouettewheelbarrow
2Old Frenchbarouestebarrow, dumper with one wheel
3Old Frenchbarotbarrow
4Frankishbarwa
5Proto-Germanicbarwijǭbier; stretcher; barrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “brouette

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Germanic barwijǭEvery word from Frankish barwa