Where does “brødfrukt” come from?

brødfrukt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål brød, from Old Danish brøth, from Old Norse brauð, from Proto-Germanic braudą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

brødfrukt (Norwegian Bokmål): breadfruit fruit of the breadfruit tree

Definitions

  1. breadfruit fruit of the breadfruit tree

Ancestry of “brødfrukt”, step by step

brødfrukt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål brød

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbrødbread; penis; breasts
2Old Danishbrøthbread
3Old Norsebrauðbread
4Proto-Germanicbraudąfragment, piece; bread
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Norwegian Bokmål frukt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfruktfruit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic braudą →