Where does “Rosinenbrot” come from?

Rosinenbrot (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.

Rosinenbrot (German): raisin bread

Definitions

  1. raisin bread

Ancestry of “Rosinenbrot”, step by step

Rosinenbrot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German brōt

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

via German Rosine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRosineraisin
2Middle High Germanrosīn—
3Middle Dutchrosīne—
4Old Frenchraisingrape; cluster or bunch of grapes; raisin
5Latinracēmuscluster or bunch of grapes, berries or similar fruits
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic berô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berō →