Where does “wittebroodsweken” come from?
wittebroodsweken (Dutch) comes from Dutch wittebrood, 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.
wittebroodsweken (Dutch): honeymoon period of time immediately following a marriage
Definitions
- honeymoon period of time immediately following a marriage
Ancestry of “wittebroodsweken”, step by step
wittebroodsweken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wittebrood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wittebrood | white bread |
| 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 weken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | weken | to soften; to soak |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wêken | to soften, to make/become soft (generally through soaking) |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wēken | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | waikwijan | to cause to weaken, soften |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waikwijaną | to make weak, to weaken, to soften |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyg- | to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to... |