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Where does “Brutkasten” come from?

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

Brutkasten (German): incubator

Definitions

  1. incubator

Ancestry of “Brutkasten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrūt—
2Frenchbrūt—
3Middle Frenchbrut—
4Old Frenchbrut—
5Latinbrūtus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
7Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →