braise

Where does the word "braise" come from? It comes from Old French brasier, and was adopted directly into English (1700s).

Braise’s story begins in Old French: brasier meant “to cook over hot coals.” To cook over hot coals, from braise (glowing embers). It reached English by 1700s as braise. Settled as the English word for slow-cooking food in liquid. Today, braise means to cook food slowly in a covered pot with a small amount of liquid, after searing.

1. Stage 1 · Old French · medieval brasier "to cook over hot coals", to cook over hot coals, from braise (glowing embers).
2. Stage 2 · English · 1700s braise "to cook food slowly in liquid after searing", settled as the English word for slow-cooking food in liquid.