Where does “wittebrood” come from?

wittebrood (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.

wittebrood (Dutch): white bread

Definitions

  1. white bread

Ancestry of “wittebrood”, step by step

wittebrood 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 wit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwitwhite; having a white skin colour, light-skinned;...
2Middle Dutchwitwhite; clean; pale
3Old Dutchwītwhite
4Proto-GermanicwitAlternative form of *wet
5Proto-Germanic*wet—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “wittebrood”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →