Where does “хле́б” come from?

хле́б (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic хлѣбъ, from Proto-Slavic xlěbъ, from Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.

хле́б (Russian): bread

Definitions

  1. bread

Ancestry of “хле́б”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicхлѣбъbread
2Proto-Slavicxlěbъbread
3Gothic𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃bread
4Proto-Germanichlaibazbread

Words derived from “хле́б”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz →Every word from Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃 →Every word from Proto-Slavic xlěbъ →