Where does “Weisbrod” come from?

Weisbrod (Hunsrik) comes from Hunsrik Brod, from Central Franconian Brot, 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.

Weisbrod (Hunsrik): white bread

Definitions

  1. white bread

Ancestry of “Weisbrod”, step by step

Weisbrod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hunsrik Brod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HunsrikBrodbread
2Central FranconianBrotbread; loaf of bread
3Middle High Germanbrōtbread
4Old High Germanbrōtbread
5Proto-West Germanicbraudbread
6EnglishBerwald
7Proto-West Germanicberōbear
8Proto-Germanicberôbear
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Hunsrik weis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hunsrikweiswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH-Every word from Proto-Germanic berôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic berō