Where does “brussellese” come from?

brussellese (Italian) comes from Italian Bruxelles, from French Bruxelles, from Proto-Germanic *sali, from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.

brussellese (Italian): Of, from, or relating to Brussels ; Brusselian; A...

Definitions

  1. Of, from, or relating to Brussels ; Brusselian; A...

Ancestry of “brussellese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianBruxellesBrussels
2FrenchBruxelles—
3Proto-Germanic*sali—
4Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
5Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sol- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saliz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sali →