Where does “brau” come from?

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

brau (Norn): bread

Definitions

  1. bread

Ancestry of “brau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrauðbread
2Proto-Germanicbraudąfragment, piece; bread
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic braudą →