Where does “broo” come from?

broo (Scots) comes from Old French breu, from Old French brodittum, from Latin brodum, from Frankish broþ, from Proto-Germanic bruþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

broo (Scots): soup, broth; gravy

Definitions

  1. soup, broth; gravy

Ancestry of “broo”, step by step

broo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French breu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbreu—
2Old Frenchbrodittum—
3Latinbrodumbroth, stew
4Frankishbroþbroth
5Proto-Germanicbruþąbroth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Old English brū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrūan eyelash
2West Germanic*brāwu—
3Proto-Germanicbrūwōeyebrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰrúHseyebrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bruþą →