Where does “breu” come from?

breu (Old French) comes from Old French brodittum, from Latin brodum, from Frankish broþ, from Proto-Germanic bruþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Ancestry of “breu”, step by step

breu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French brodittum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbrodittum—
2Latinbrodumbroth, stew
3Frankishbroþbroth
4Proto-Germanicbruþąbroth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Latin brodium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbrodiumbroth

via Medieval Latin brodium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbrodiumbroth

Words derived from “breu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bruþą →