Where does “Mettbrötchen” come from?

Mettbrötchen (German) comes from German Brötchen, 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.

Mettbrötchen (German): minced and seasoned raw meat spread on a bread roll

Definitions

  1. minced and seasoned raw meat spread on a bread roll

Ancestry of “Mettbrötchen”, step by step

Mettbrötchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Brötchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBrötchena bun, bread roll
2Germanbrōtbread
3Middle High Germanbrōtbread
4Old High Germanbrōtbread
5Proto-West Germanicbraudbread
6EnglishBerwald—
7Proto-West Germanicberōbear
8Proto-Germanicberôbear
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via German Mett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMettminced meat; such meat, seasoned and eaten raw,...
2Middle Low Germanmetlean pork
3Proto-Germanicmatjąfood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →