Where does “bruir” come from?

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

bruir (Old French): to burn

Definitions

  1. to burn

Ancestry of “bruir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bruir”

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