Origin: 1760–70; < French braiser, derivative of braise live coals < Germanic; akin to Swedish brasa pyre, fire, whence brasa to roast, cognate with Danish brase
1797, from Fr. braiser "to stew" (17c.), from braise "live coals," from O.Fr. brese "embers" (12c.), ultimately from W.Gmc. *brasa (as is It. bragia, Sp. brasa), from PIE *bhre- "burn, heat" (see brawn).