Where does “brūt” come from?

brūt (German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “brūt”, step by step

brūt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French brūt

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

via Middle High German pruot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpruot—
2Old High Germanpruot—
3Proto-Germanicbrōduzheat, warmth, incubation; brood; breeding
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₁-warm; breath, mist, vapour, steam

Words derived from “brūt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Latin brūtus →