Where does “hårdbröd” come from?
hårdbröd (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.
hårdbröd (Swedish): hard (as opposed to soft) bread, like crispbread or tunnbröd
Definitions
- hard (as opposed to soft) bread, like crispbread or tunnbröd
Ancestry of “hårdbröd”, step by step
hårdbröd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bröd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bröd | bread |
| 2 | Old Swedish | brøþ | bread |
| 3 | Old Norse | brauð | bread |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | braudą | fragment, piece; bread |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via Swedish hård
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hård | hard; inflexible; rigid; unbending; hard;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | harþer | hard, inflexible; stern, tough; violent, fierce |
| 3 | Old Norse | harðr | hard; hard, stern, severe; hardy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |