Where does “broodroof” come from?
broodroof (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.
broodroof (Dutch): denial of making a livelihood
Definitions
- denial of making a livelihood
Ancestry of “broodroof”, step by step
broodroof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch brood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | brood | Bread; A loaf of bread; A similar bakery product... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | brôot | bread |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *brōt | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | braud | bread |
| 5 | English | Berwald | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | berō | bear |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | berô | bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
via Dutch roof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | roof | robbery, robbing, banditry, rapine |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | roof | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | rōf | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *raub | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raubaz | rape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |