Where does “brēdô” come from?

brēdô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰrē-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

brēdô (Proto-Germanic): flesh, meat; muscle

Definitions

  1. flesh, meat; muscle

Ancestry of “brēdô”, step by step

brēdô traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European bʰrē-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrē-to burn, heat; seethe, toss about, cook; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “brēdô”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrē- →