Where does “vörtbröd” come from?

vörtbröd (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.

vörtbröd (Swedish): limpa; wort bread (bread baked with wort, often also including raisins)

Definitions

  1. limpa; wort bread (bread baked with wort, often also including raisins)

Ancestry of “vörtbröd”, step by step

vörtbröd 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 vört

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvörtwort
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic braudą