Where does “Brotbrechen” come from?

Brotbrechen (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.

Brotbrechen (German): "breaking of the bread"; i.e. Holy Communion

Definitions

  1. "breaking of the bread"; i.e. Holy Communion

Ancestry of “Brotbrechen”, step by step

Brotbrechen 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 brëchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrëchento break
2Middle High Germanbrëchento break
3Old High Germanbrehhanto break
4Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
5Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic berô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berō →
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