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Where does “brød” come from?

brød (Danish) comes from Old Danish brøth, from Old Norse brauð, from Proto-Germanic braudą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

brød (Danish): bread; past tense of bryde

Definitions

  1. bread; past tense of bryde

Ancestry of “brød”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishbrøthbread
2Old Norsebrauðbread
3Proto-Germanicbraudąfragment, piece; bread
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “brød”

  • hvedebrød
  • brødflov
  • wienerbrød
  • rugbrød
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