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Where does “brouilleur” come from?

brouilleur (French) comes from French brouiller, from Middle French brouiller, from Old French brouiller, from Vulgar Latin brodiculare, from Latin brodum, from Frankish broþ, from Proto-Germanic bruþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- — to bear, carry.

brouilleur (French): scrambler, jammer

Definitions

  1. scrambler, jammer

Ancestry of “brouilleur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbrouillerto blur; to mix up, confuse; to scramble
2Middle Frenchbrouiller—
3Old Frenchbrouiller—
4Vulgar Latinbrodiculareto jumble together
5Latinbrodumbroth, stew
6Frankishbroþbroth
7Proto-Germanicbruþąbroth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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