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Where does “Schwarzbrot” come from?

Schwarzbrot (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.

Schwarzbrot (German): "a synonym of" Graubrot; "a synonym of"...

Definitions

  1. "a synonym of" Graubrot; "a synonym of"...

Ancestry of “Schwarzbrot”, step by step

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