English
poutine
Poutine comes from Canadian French poutine ‘French fries with cheese curds and gravy’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰew-root as named · steps between not traced
- Canadian Frenchmodernpoutine‘French fries with cheese curds and gravy’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰew-root as named · steps between not traced
- Canadian Frenchmodernpoutine‘French fries with cheese curds and gravy’
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
The Canadian French word is generally thought to have been coined by the Canadian restaurateur Fernand Lachance (1918–2004) as a name for the dish which is said to have been first served at his restaurant Lutin Qui Rit in Warwick, Quebec, in 1957.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-
big, beat, bold, bug, beam, beetle, bile, paddock, footer, beal, 6 more
Today it means
noun A dish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy, eaten primarily in Canada.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- / poutine