Where does “mjukbröd” come from?

mjukbröd (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.

mjukbröd (Swedish): soft (as opposed to hard) bread, unlike for example crispbread or tunnbröd

Definitions

  1. soft (as opposed to hard) bread, unlike for example crispbread or tunnbröd

Ancestry of “mjukbröd”, step by step

mjukbröd 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 mjuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmjuksoft
2Old Swedishmiūkersoft
3Old Norsemjúkrsoft; meek
4Proto-Germanicmeukaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmewg-slimy, slippery; slick, slimy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic braudą →