Bread etymology

Old English

Old English word bread comes from English brent, Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewe-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-, and later Proto-Germanic *braudą (Bread. Fragment, piece.)

Etymology of bread

Detailed word origin of bread

Dictionary entry Language Definition
brent English (en)
*bʰrewe- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*bʰrewh₁- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*bʰrēw- Proto-Indo-European (ine) wooden flooring, decking, bridge
*bʰerē- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*braudą Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Bread. Fragment, piece.
bread Old English (ang) Bit, piece, morsel. Bread (foodstuff).

Words with the same origin as bread

Descendants of *bʰrewh₁-

brom