Where does “brea” come from?
brea (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian brād, from Proto-West Germanic braud, from English Berwald, from Proto-West Germanic berō, from Proto-Germanic berô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.
brea (West Frisian): bread
Ancestry of “brea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | brād | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | braud | — |
| 3 | English | Berwald | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | berō | bear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | berô | bear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |