Where does “brot” come from?
brot (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German brōt, from Old High German 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.
brot (Alemannic German): bread
Ancestry of “brot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | brōt | — |
| 2 | Old High German | brōt | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | braud | — |
| 4 | English | Berwald | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | berō | bear |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | berô | bear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |