Where does “wienerleipä” come from?
wienerleipä (Finnish) comes from Swedish wienerbröd, from Swedish bröd, from Old Swedish brøþ, from Old Norse brauð, from Proto-Germanic braudą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
wienerleipä (Finnish): danish, Danish pastry
Ancestry of “wienerleipä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | wienerbröd | danish , Danish pastry |
| 2 | Swedish | bröd | bread |
| 3 | Old Swedish | brøþ | bread |
| 4 | Old Norse | brauð | bread |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | braudą | fragment, piece; bread |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |