Where does “broodrooster” come from?
broodrooster (Dutch) comes from Afrikaans brood, 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 — to pierce; to strike; brown.
broodrooster (Dutch): toaster
Ancestry of “broodrooster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Afrikaans | brood | A loaf of bread; Bread |
| 2 | Dutch | brood | Bread; A loaf of bread; A similar bakery product... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | brôot | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | *brōt | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | braud | — |
| 6 | English | Berwald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | berō | bear |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | berô | bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |