Where does “broutille” come from?

broutille (French) comes from Old French broutille, from Old French brost, from Middle High German brobest, from Old High German provost, from Old French provost, from Latin prōpositus, from Latin praepositus, from Latin praepōnō — passed , crossed.

broutille (French): trifle

Definitions

  1. trifle

Ancestry of “broutille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbroutille
2Old Frenchbrostsprout; a sprout, shoot, bud
3Middle High Germanbrobest
4Old High Germanprovost
5Old Frenchprovost
6Latinprōpositusset forth
7Latinpraepositusplaced in front; placed in command; One placed in...
8Latinpraepōnōto place or set over as chief, commander, or superintendent; to place at the head of or entrust with the charge or command of; to appoint or depute as
9Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
10Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-