Where does “brôt” come from?

brôt (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon brōd, 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.

Ancestry of “brôt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbrōd—
2Proto-West Germanicbraudbread
3EnglishBerwald—
4Proto-West Germanicberōbear
5Proto-Germanicberôbear
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

Words derived from “brôt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic berô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic berō →