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

Brutkasten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German brūt

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

via German kasten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankastencrate (e.g. for bottles)
2Middle High Germankaste—
3Old High Germankastobox, case
4Proto-West Germanickastōbox, case
5Proto-Germanickaząvessel, vat, tub, barrel
6Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Latin brūtus →