Where does “Wieekjbroot” come from?
Wieekjbroot (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Broot, from Middle Low German brôt, from Old Saxon brōd, from Proto-West Germanic braud, from English Berwald, from Proto-West Germanic berō, from Proto-Germanic berô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.
Wieekjbroot (Plautdietsch): milquetoast, wimp
Definitions
- milquetoast, wimp
Ancestry of “Wieekjbroot”, step by step
Wieekjbroot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Broot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Broot | bread, loaf |
| 2 | Middle Low German | brôt | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | brōd | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | braud | bread |
| 5 | English | Berwald | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | berō | bear |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | berô | bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
via Plautdietsch wieekj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | wieekj | soft, tender |
| 2 | Middle Low German | wêk | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | wek | pliant; weak |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | waikw | weak, soft, pliable |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waikwaz | weak, soft, pliable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |