English

Holy Bread

Holy Bread comes from Middle English holy brede.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Formed from holy + bread

Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos ‘intact’

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Proto-Germanic *hailagaz ‘holy’

Proto-West Germanic *hailag ‘holy’

Old English hāleġ ‘holy’

Middle English ali

English holy

Proto-Germanic *braudą

Proto-West Germanic *braud

Old English brēad ‘fragment’

Middle English bred ‘bread’

English bread

Every English word from Middle English holy brede

noun The consecrated bread used in the Eucharist.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.