Where does “Weizenbrot” come from?

Weizenbrot (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.

Weizenbrot (German): wheat bread

Definitions

  1. wheat bread

Ancestry of “Weizenbrot”, step by step

Weizenbrot 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 Weizen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeizenwheat; Clipping of Weizenbier
2Middle High Germanweize—
3Old High Germanweiziwheat
4Proto-West Germanichwaitīwheat
5Proto-Germanichwaitijazwheat
6Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →