Where does “Bananenbrot” come from?

Bananenbrot (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.

Bananenbrot (German): banana bread

Definitions

  1. banana bread

Ancestry of “Bananenbrot”, step by step

Bananenbrot 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 Banane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBananebanana
2Portuguesebananabanana; penis; bras d'honneur
3Wolofbanaanabanana
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →
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