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

brød traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish brøth

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

via Old Norse broddr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebroddrspike; a kind of shaft; sting
2Proto-Germanicbruzdazpoint, spike, thorn
3Proto-Germanicbrazdazedge, brim
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrostos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “brød”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic braudą →