Where does “Hühnerbraten” come from?

Hühnerbraten (German) comes from German brāten, from Middle High German brāten, from Old High German brātan, from Proto-West Germanic brādan, from Proto-Germanic brēdaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Hühnerbraten (German): roast chicken

Definitions

  1. roast chicken

Ancestry of “Hühnerbraten”, step by step

Hühnerbraten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German brāten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrāten
2Middle High Germanbrātenor to fry, to roast, to broil
3Old High Germanbrātan
4Proto-West Germanicbrādan
5Proto-Germanicbrēdanąto warm, heat, broil; to roast
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via German Hühner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHühnerplural of Huhn "chickens"; chickens; chicken
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic brēdaną
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