Where does “brie” come from?

brie (Romanian) comes from French Brie, from Gaulish briga, from Proto-Celtic brigā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

brie (Romanian): brie variety of French cheese

Definitions

  1. brie variety of French cheese

Ancestry of “brie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchBriebrie
2Gaulishbrigahill; fortress
3Proto-Celticbrigāmight, power
4Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰoshill
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
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