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Where does the word "brie" come from? It comes from French Brie, and was adopted directly into English (1800s).
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Where does the word "brie" come from? It comes from French Brie, and was adopted directly into English (1800s).
Brie’s story begins in French: Brie meant “a French region.” A region east of Paris famous for its soft, creamy cheese. It reached English by 1800s as brie. Named for the Brie region east of Paris; it won a cheese contest at the Congress of Vienna in 1815. Today, brie means a soft, creamy French cheese with an edible white rind.
- Stage 1 · French · medieval Brie "a French region", a region east of Paris famous for its soft, creamy cheese.
- Stage 2 · English · 1800s brie "a soft, creamy French cheese", named for the Brie region east of Paris; it won a cheese contest at the Congress of Vienna in 1815.