Where does “brødskive” come from?
brødskive (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.
brødskive (Norwegian Bokmål): a slice of bread; open sandwich
Definitions
- a slice of bread; open sandwich
Ancestry of “brødskive”, step by step
brødskive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål brød
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | brød | bread; penis; breasts |
| 2 | Old Danish | brøth | bread |
| 3 | Old Norse | brauð | bread |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | braudą | fragment, piece; bread |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via Norwegian Bokmål skive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skive | a disc or disk; a washer; a slice |
| 2 | Old Norse | skífa | a slice; a thin surface |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skībǭ | a shaving; slice |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |