Proto-Germanic

*hlaibaz

‘bread’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz, most familiar first.

• loaf ← laf ← hlāf ← *hlaib
• chleb ← *xlě̀bъ ← 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃
• dalieba ← 大列巴 ← хлеб ← хлѣбъ ← *xlěbъ

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz