Where does “Eigenbrötelei” come from?

Eigenbrötelei (German) comes from German Eigenbrötler, 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 — to pierce; to strike; brown.

Eigenbrötelei (German): solitary ways

Definitions

  1. solitary ways

Ancestry of “Eigenbrötelei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEigenbrötlersolitary person, recluse, loner
2Germanbrōtbread
3Middle High Germanbrōtbread
4Old High Germanbrōtbread
5Proto-West Germanicbraudbread
6EnglishBerwald—
7Proto-West Germanicberōbear
8Proto-Germanicberôbear
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic berô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berō →
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