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
- Of, from, or relating to Brussels ; Brusselian; A...
Ancestry of “brussellese”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | Bruxelles | Brussels |
| 2 | French | Bruxelles | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *sali | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saliz | house; dwelling; hall; room |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sol- | whole |