Where does “knäckebröd” come from?

knäckebröd (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.

knäckebröd (Swedish): crisp bread

Definitions

  1. crisp bread

Ancestry of “knäckebröd”, step by step

knäckebröd 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 knäcka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishknäckato crack, to break, to snap; to crack; to work
2Proto-GermanicknukōnąTo pound on; beat on; knock
3Proto-Indo-Europeangnew-a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
4Proto-Indo-Europeangen-to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

Words derived from “knäckebröd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic braudą →