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