Where does “brouetter” come from?
brouetter (French) comes from French brouette, 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.
brouetter (French): to wheelbarrow
Ancestry of “brouetter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | brouette | wheelbarrow; barrow; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle French | brouette | wheelbarrow |
| 3 | Old French | baroueste | barrow, dumper with one wheel |
| 4 | Old French | barot | barrow |
| 5 | Frankish | barwa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | barwijǭ | bier; stretcher; barrow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |