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Where does “baroueste” come from?

baroueste (Old French) comes from Old French barot, from Frankish barwa, from Proto-Germanic barwijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

baroueste (Old French): barrow, dumper with one wheel

Definitions

  1. barrow, dumper with one wheel

Ancestry of “baroueste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbarotbarrow
2Frankishbarwa—
3Proto-Germanicbarwijǭbier; stretcher; barrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “baroueste”

  • brouette
  • brouetter
  • brueto
  • brouette
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →