Where does “Mohnbrötchen” come from?

Mohnbrötchen (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.

Mohnbrötchen (German): poppyseed bun bread roll covered with poppyseeds

Definitions

  1. poppyseed bun bread roll covered with poppyseeds

Ancestry of “Mohnbrötchen”, step by step

Mohnbrötchen 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 Mohn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMohnpoppy
2Old High Germanmuomaaunt, mother's sister
3Proto-West Germanicmōmāmama, mother
4Proto-Germanicmōmǭmama, mother; aunt, auntie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-méh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-mother; mama, mother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic berô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berō →