Where does “brulen” come from?

brulen (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman bruiller, from Old French brusler, from Old French bruller, from Old French usler, from Latin ustulāre, from Latin uro, from Proto-Italic ouzō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews- — to burn.

brulen (Middle English): to broil, cook

Definitions

  1. to broil, cook

Ancestry of “brulen”, step by step

brulen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Anglo-Norman bruiller

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanbruiller
2Old Frenchbruslerto burn
3Old Frenchbrullerto broil, roast, char; to burn
4Old Frenchuslerto scorch
5Latinustulāre
6LatinuroI burn, consume, inflame; to rage, to ravage
7Proto-Italicouzō
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ews-to burn

via Old French broiller

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbroillerto broil, roast
2Old Frenchbruirto burn
3Frankishbrōanto burn, scald; to boil, burn; to warm
4Proto-Germanicbrōanąto singe, warm, brew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews-Every word from Proto-Italic ouzōEvery word from Latin uro
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