Where does “knekkebrød” come from?

knekkebrød (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Swedish knäckebröd, from Swedish bröd, from Old Swedish brøþ, from Old Norse brauð, from Proto-Germanic braudą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

knekkebrød (Norwegian Bokmål): crispbread

Definitions

  1. crispbread

Ancestry of “knekkebrød”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishknäckebrödcrisp bread
2Swedishbrödbread
3Old Swedishbrøþbread
4Old Norsebrauðbread
5Proto-Germanicbraudąfragment, piece; bread
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
7Proto-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 →