Where does “bröa” come from?

bröa (Swedish) comes from Swedish bröd, from Old Swedish brøþ, from Old Norse brauð, from Proto-Germanic braudą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bröa (Swedish): to coat with breadcrumbs

Definitions

  1. to coat with breadcrumbs

Ancestry of “bröa”, step by step

bröa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bröd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbrödbread
2Old Swedishbrøþbread
3Old Norsebrauðbread
4Proto-Germanicbraudąfragment, piece; bread
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Swedish bro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbroa bridge; a construction that spans a divide; a...
2Old East Norsebrō—
3Proto-Germanicbrōwōbridge; brow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰruh-beam; bridge; beam, bridge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →