Where does “grovbrød” come from?

grovbrød (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk brød, from Danish 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.

grovbrød (Norwegian Nynorsk): coarse, dark rye bread

Definitions

  1. coarse, dark rye bread

Ancestry of “grovbrød”, step by step

grovbrød traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk brød

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbrødbread; penis; breasts
2Danishbrødbread; past tense of bryde
3Old Danishbrøthbread
4Old Norsebrauðbread
5Proto-Germanicbraudąfragment, piece; bread
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Norwegian Nynorsk grov

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgrovcoarse; rough; inaccurate; indecent; improper;...
2Middle Low Germangrof—
3Old Dutchgrof—
4Proto-West Germanic*grob—
5Proto-Germanicgrubazcoarse, rough
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrewbʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic braudą →