Where does “honningbrød” come from?
honningbrød (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.
honningbrød (Norwegian Bokmål): honey bread
Definitions
- honey bread
Ancestry of “honningbrød”, step by step
honningbrød 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 honning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | honning | honey |
| 2 | Old Norse | hunang | honey |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hunangą | Alternative form of *hunagą |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂onk-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kn̥h₂ónks | honey |