Where does “broodbeleg” come from?

broodbeleg (Dutch) comes from Dutch brood, 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.

broodbeleg (Dutch): bread topping

Definitions

  1. bread topping

Ancestry of “broodbeleg”, step by step

broodbeleg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch brood

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchbroodBread; A loaf of bread; A similar bakery product...
2Middle Dutchbrôotbread
3Old Dutch*brōt—
4Proto-West Germanicbraudbread
5EnglishBerwald—
6Proto-West Germanicberōbear
7Proto-Germanicberôbear
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Dutch beleg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbelegsiege on a city; bread topping
2Middle Dutchbelegge—
3Middle Dutchbeleggen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →
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