Where does “bruyère” come from?
bruyère (French) comes from Old French bruiere, from Romanian bruia, from French brouiller, from Middle French brouiller, from Old French brouiller, from Vulgar Latin brodiculare, from Latin brodum, from Frankish broþ — to bear, carry.
bruyère (French): Heather, brier; A place of briers, a moor
Definitions
- Heather, brier; A place of briers, a moor
Ancestry of “bruyère”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | bruiere | heather, heath |
| 2 | Romanian | bruia | to jam; to talk over someone |
| 3 | French | brouiller | to blur; to mix up, confuse; to scramble |
| 4 | Middle French | brouiller | — |
| 5 | Old French | brouiller | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | brodiculare | to jumble together |
| 7 | Latin | brodum | broth, stew |
| 8 | Frankish | broþ | broth |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bruþą | broth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |