Where does “Affenbrot” come from?

Affenbrot (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

Affenbrot (German): baobab fruit, monkey bread

Definitions

  1. baobab fruit, monkey bread

Ancestry of “Affenbrot”, step by step

Affenbrot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German brōt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrōtbread
2Middle High Germanbrōtbread
3Old High Germanbrōtbread
4Proto-West Germanicbraudbread
5EnglishBerwald
6Proto-West Germanicberōbear
7Proto-Germanicberôbear
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via German Affen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAffenplural of Affe; accusative singular of Affe;...
2Old High Germanoffanopen; obvious; clear
3Proto-West Germanic*opanopen
4Proto-Germanicupanazopen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH-