Where does “Knoblauchbrot” come from?
Knoblauchbrot (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.
Knoblauchbrot (German): garlic bread
Definitions
- garlic bread
Ancestry of “Knoblauchbrot”, step by step
Knoblauchbrot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German brōt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | brōt | bread |
| 2 | Middle High German | brōt | bread |
| 3 | Old High German | brōt | bread |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | braud | bread |
| 5 | English | Berwald | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | berō | bear |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | berô | bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
via German Knoblauch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Knoblauch | garlic |
| 2 | Middle High German | knobelouch | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | klobelouch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | chlobalouh | — |