Where does “хлеб” come from?

хлеб (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic хлѣбъ, from Proto-Slavic xlěbъ, from Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.

хлеб (Belarusian): bread, loaf

Definitions

  1. bread, loaf

Ancestry of “хлеб”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicхлѣбъbread
2Proto-Slavicxlěbъbread
3Gothic𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃bread
4Proto-Germanichlaibazbread
Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz →Every word from Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 →Every word from Proto-Slavic xlěbъ →