Where does “bræða” come from?

bræða (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse bræða, from Old Norse bráð, from Proto-Germanic brēdô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrē-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

bræða (Icelandic): to melt

Definitions

  1. to melt

Ancestry of “bræða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebræðato melt, make oil, tar, pitch; to melt; make oil;...
2Old Norsebráðmeat, raw flesh
3Proto-Germanicbrēdôflesh, meat; muscle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrē-to burn, heat; seethe, toss about, cook; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “bræða”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brēdô →