Where does “Semmelbrötchen” come from?

Semmelbrötchen (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.

Semmelbrötchen (German): bun, roll

Definitions

  1. bun, roll

Ancestry of “Semmelbrötchen”, step by step

Semmelbrötchen 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 Semmel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSemmelbread roll
2Middle High Germansemelefine flour
3Old High Germansemala—
4Latinsimilawheat flour; second-person singular present...
5Aramaicסְמִידָא—
6Akkadian𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic berô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berō →