Where does “holy bred” come from?
holy bred (Middle English) comes from Middle English bred, from Old English bred, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
holy bred (Middle English): Leavened bread given to people present in a Communion; eulogia
Definitions
- Leavened bread given to people present in a Communion; eulogia
Ancestry of “holy bred”, step by step
holy bred traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English bred
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | bred | bread, pastry; food, nourishment |
| 2 | Old English | bred | surface; plank, board; table, tablet |
| 3 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Middle English holy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | holy | Dedicated to or separated for a religious... |
| 2 | Middle English | hole | healthy; safe; whole, complete, full |
| 3 | Old English | hol | a hole, a hollow; calumny; slander |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hol | hollow; hole |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hulą | a hollow; depression; hole |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hulaz | hollow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |