broil

broil · verb, noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromustulō“to scorch”
2. Frankish · derived from*brōjan“to burn, scald”
3. Old French · derived frombrusler
4. Anglo-Norman · derived frombruiller
5. Middle English · inherited frombroylen
6. English todaybroil

From Middle English broylen, brulen (“to broil, cook”), from Anglo-Norman bruiller, broiller (“to broil, roast”), Old French brusler, bruller (“to broil, roast, char”), a blend of two Old French verbs: * bruir (“to burn”), from Frankish *brōjan (“to burn, scald”) * usler (“to scorch”), from Latin ustulō (“to scorch”)

broil · verb, noun²

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*bruþą“broth”
2. Frankish · derived from*broþ“broth”
3. Vulgar Latin · derived from*brodiculāre“to jumble together”
4. Anglo-Norman · derived frombroiller“to mix up”
5. Middle English · inherited frombroilen“to quarrel, present in disorder”
6. English todaybroil

From Middle English broilen (“to quarrel, present in disorder”), from Anglo-Norman broiller (“to mix up”), from Vulgar Latin *brodiculāre (“to jumble together”) from *brodum (“broth, stew”), from Frankish *broþ (“broth”), from Proto-Germanic *bruþą (“broth”).

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