Where does “knäckebröd” come from?

knäckebröd (Dutch) comes from Swedish knäckebröd, from Swedish bröd, from Old Swedish brøþ, from Old Norse brauð, from Proto-Germanic braudą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

knäckebröd (Dutch): crisp bread, knäckebröd

Definitions

  1. crisp bread, knäckebröd

Ancestry of “knäckebröd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishknäckebrödcrisp bread
2Swedishbrödbread
3Old Swedishbrøþbread
4Old Norsebrauðbread
5Proto-Germanicbraudąfragment, piece; bread
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic braudą →