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Where does “broutard” come from?

broutard (French) comes from French brouter, from Luxembourgish Brout, from Central Franconian Brot, from Middle High German brōt, from Old High German brōt, from Proto-West Germanic braud, from English Berwald, from Proto-West Germanic berō — to pierce; to strike; brown.

broutard (French): A calf or lamb that accompanies its mother to...

Definitions

  1. A calf or lamb that accompanies its mother to...

Ancestry of “broutard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbrouterto graze; to browse; to perform cunnilingus
2LuxembourgishBroutbread
3Central FranconianBrotbread; loaf of bread
4Middle High Germanbrōt—
5Old High Germanbrōt—
6Proto-West Germanicbraud—
7EnglishBerwald—
8Proto-West Germanicberōbear
9Proto-Germanicberôbear
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
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