Where does “broodschrijfster” come from?
broodschrijfster (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.
broodschrijfster (Dutch): female author who writes for a living, often...
Definitions
- female author who writes for a living, often...
Ancestry of “broodschrijfster”, step by step
broodschrijfster 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 schrijfster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schrijfster | female writer |
| 2 | Dutch | -ster | female equivalent of -er |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -ster | — |