Where does “bruiant” come from?

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

bruiant (Old French): noisy

Definitions

  1. noisy

Ancestry of “bruiant”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brōaną →Every word from Frankish brōan →