Where does “bru” come from?

bru (French) comes from Old French brut, from Latin brūtus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

bru (French): daughter-in-law

Definitions

  1. daughter-in-law

Ancestry of “bru”, step by step

bru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French brut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbrut
2Latinbrūtus
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
4Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Old French bru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbrudaughter-in-law
2Latinbrutanominative feminine singular of brūtus;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -usEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂usEvery word from Latin brūtus
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