Where does “johannesbroodboom” come from?
johannesbroodboom (Dutch) comes from Dutch johannesbrood, 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.
johannesbroodboom (Dutch): carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua)
Definitions
- carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua)
Ancestry of “johannesbroodboom”, step by step
johannesbroodboom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch johannesbrood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | johannesbrood | carob (fruit), locust bean |
| 2 | Dutch | brood | Bread; A loaf of bread; A similar bakery product... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | brôot | bread |
| 4 | Old Dutch | *brōt | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | braud | bread |
| 6 | English | Berwald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | berō | bear |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | berô | bear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
via Dutch Boom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Boom | a Belgian town and municipality in the Flemish province of Antwerp |
| 2 | Dutch | bodem | bottom; soil, ground; earth surface |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bodem | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | *bodom | — |
| 5 | Old English | botm | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |