Where does “brood” come from?
brood (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): Bread; A loaf of bread; A similar bakery product...
Definitions
- Bread; A loaf of bread; A similar bakery product...
Ancestry of “brood”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | brôot | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | *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 |
Words derived from “brood”