Where does “brauðmoli” come from?

brauðmoli (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic brauð, from Old Norse brauð, from Proto-Germanic braudą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

brauðmoli (Icelandic): breadcrumb

Definitions

  1. breadcrumb

Ancestry of “brauðmoli”, step by step

brauðmoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic brauð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbrauðbread; a loaf of bread; a living
2Old Norsebrauðbread
3Proto-Germanicbraudąfragment, piece; bread
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Icelandic moli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmolifragment, piece, crumb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic braudą