Where does “brötchen” come from?

brötchen (English) comes from German Brötchen, from German brōt, from Middle High German brōt, from Old High German brōt, from Proto-West Germanic braud, from English Berwald, from Proto-West Germanic berō, from Proto-Germanic berô — to pierce; to strike; brown.

brötchen (English): bun, bread roll

Definitions

  1. bun, bread roll

Ancestry of “brötchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBrötchena bun, bread roll
2Germanbrōtbread
3Middle High Germanbrōtbread
4Old High Germanbrōtbread
5Proto-West Germanicbraudbread
6EnglishBerwald—
7Proto-West Germanicberōbear
8Proto-Germanicberôbear
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic berô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berō →