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
brost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German brobest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | brobest | — |
| 2 | Old High German | provost | — |
| 3 | Old French | provost | — |
| 4 | Latin | prōpositus | set forth |
| 5 | Latin | praepositus | placed in front; placed in command; One placed in... |
| 6 | Latin | praepōnō | to place or set over as chief, commander, or superintendent; to place at the head of or entrust with the charge or command of; to appoint or depute as |
| 7 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 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 |