The story
- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*bʰrewh₁-“to be hot, boil”
- Proto-Celtic · derived from*borvo“froth, foam”
- English todayBorvo
From Latin attestation of the Gaulish and Lusitanian deity, from Proto-Celtic *borvo (“froth, foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to be hot, boil”).
Words from the same roots
Proto-Celtic*borvo all →
bourbon
Proto-Indo-European*bʰrewh₁- all →
brandbrewbourbonbrothferventwinterbournebarmybrinyembroildefervesce
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.