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Where does “brogliare” come from?

brogliare (Italian) comes from Old French brouiller, from Vulgar Latin brodiculare, from Latin brodum, from Frankish broþ, from Proto-Germanic bruþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

brogliare (Italian): To intrigue

Definitions

  1. To intrigue

Ancestry of “brogliare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbrouiller—
2Vulgar Latinbrodiculareto jumble together
3Latinbrodumbroth, stew
4Frankishbroþbroth
5Proto-Germanicbruþąbroth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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