Where does “broodwinning” come from?

broodwinning (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.

broodwinning (Dutch): livelihood

Definitions

  1. livelihood

Ancestry of “broodwinning”, step by step

broodwinning 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 winning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwinningacquisition, gain; extraction
2Middle Dutchwinninge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →