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Where does “bruot” come from?

bruot (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic brōduz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₁- — warm; breath, mist, vapour, steam.

Ancestry of “bruot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrōduzheat, warmth, incubation; brood; breeding
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₁-warm; breath, mist, vapour, steam

Words derived from “bruot”

  • broet
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