Where does “embrouiller” come from?
embrouiller (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.
embrouiller (French): to entangle; to bamboozle, to confuse
Definitions
- to entangle; to bamboozle, to confuse
Ancestry of “embrouiller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | brouiller | to blur; to mix up, confuse; to scramble |
| 2 | Middle French | brouiller | — |
| 3 | Old French | brouiller | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | brodiculare | to jumble together |
| 5 | Latin | brodum | broth, stew |
| 6 | Frankish | broþ | broth |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bruþą | broth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |