Where does “smørbrød” come from?

smørbrød (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.

smørbrød (Norwegian Nynorsk): a sandwich

Definitions

a sandwich

Ancestry of “smørbrød”, step by step

smørbrød traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk brød

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	brød	bread; penis; breasts
2	Danish	brød	bread; past tense of bryde
3	Old Danish	brøth	bread
4	Old Norse	brauð	bread
5	Proto-Germanic	braudą	fragment, piece; bread
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰrewh₁-	to boil; to brew
7	Proto-Indo-European	bʰer-	to bear, carry

via Norwegian Nynorsk smør

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Nynorsk	smør	butter
2	Old Norse	smjǫr	—
3	Proto-Germanic	smerwą	grease, butter, fat
4	Proto-Celtic	smérus	marrow
5	Proto-Indo-European	smérus	grease
6	Proto-Indo-European	smer-	to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic braudą →