Where does “broth” come from?

Broth comes from Middle English broth, from Old Norse bráðr, from Proto-Germanic bruþą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰrē-, itself derived from bʰer-.

broth (English): Water in which food has been boiled; A soup made...

Definitions

  1. Water in which food has been boiled; A soup made...

Ancestry of “broth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbroþAlternative form of broth
2Old Englishbroþbroth
3Proto-West Germanicbroþbroth
4Proto-Germanicbruþąbroth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “broth”

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