Where does “brost” come from?
brost (Old French) comes from Middle High German brobest, from Old High German provost, from Old French provost, from Latin prōpositus, from Latin praepositus, from Latin praepōnō, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai- — passed , crossed.
brost (Old French): sprout; a sprout, shoot, bud
Definitions
- sprout; a sprout, shoot, bud
Ancestry of “brost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | brobest | — |
| 2 | Old High German | provost | — |
| 3 | Old French | provost | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōpositus | — |
| 5 | Latin | praepositus | placed in front; placed in command; One placed in... |
| 6 | Latin | praepōnō | — |
| 7 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | prai- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “brost”