Where does “Brotberuf” come from?

Brotberuf (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.

Brotberuf (German): bread-and-butter job, main job, day job often opposed to more creative, but unprofitable work

Definitions

  1. bread-and-butter job, main job, day job often opposed to more creative, but unprofitable work

Ancestry of “Brotberuf”, step by step

Brotberuf 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 Beruf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBerufoccupation, profession, trade, job, career;...
2Middle High Germanberufen
3Old High Germanbiruofōn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH-
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