Where does “brood” come from?

brood (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch brood, from Middle Dutch brôot, from Old Dutch *brōt, from Proto-West Germanic braud, from English Berwald, from Proto-West Germanic berō, from Proto-Germanic berô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

brood (Afrikaans): A loaf of bread; Bread

Definitions

  1. A loaf of bread; Bread

Ancestry of “brood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchbroodBread; A loaf of bread; A similar bakery product...
2Middle Dutchbrôotbread
3Old Dutch*brōt—
4Proto-West Germanicbraudbread
5EnglishBerwald—
6Proto-West Germanicberōbear
7Proto-Germanicberôbear
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “brood”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic berô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berō →
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