Where does “bruiere” come from?
bruiere (Old French) comes from Romanian bruia, from French brouiller, from Middle French brouiller, from Old French brouiller, from Vulgar Latin brodiculare, from Latin brodum, from Frankish broþ, from Proto-Germanic bruþą — to bear, carry.
bruiere (Old French): heather, heath
Definitions
- heather, heath
Ancestry of “bruiere”, step by step
bruiere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian bruia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | bruia | to jam; to talk over someone |
| 2 | French | brouiller | to blur; to mix up, confuse; to scramble |
| 3 | Middle French | brouiller | — |
| 4 | Old French | brouiller | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | brodiculare | to jumble together |
| 6 | Latin | brodum | broth, stew |
| 7 | Frankish | broþ | broth |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bruþą | broth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |