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Where does “brutael” come from?

brutael (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle French brutal, from Medieval Latin brutalis, from Latin brūtus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

brutael (Middle Dutch): savage

Definitions

  1. savage

Ancestry of “brutael”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbrutalsavage
2Medieval Latinbrutalissavage, stupid
3Latinbrūtus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “brutael”

  • brutaliteit
  • brutaal
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