Where does “broiller” come from?

broiller (Old French) comes from Old French bruir, from Frankish brōan, from Proto-Germanic brōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- — to boil, brew.

broiller (Old French): to broil, roast

Definitions

  1. to broil, roast

Ancestry of “broiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbruirto burn
2Frankishbrōanto burn, scald; to boil, burn; to warm
3Proto-Germanicbrōanąto singe, warm, brew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew

Words derived from “broiller”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brōaną →Every word from Frankish brōan →
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