English
breadless
Breadless comes from Middle English bred ‘bread’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *braudą.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*braudą‘bread’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*braud‘bread’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150brēad‘bread (foodstuff)’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500bred‘bread’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500bredles
- Englishtodaybreadless
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*braudą‘bread’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*braud‘bread’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150brēad‘bread (foodstuff)’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500bred‘bread’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500bredles
- Englishtodaybreadless
Formed from bread + -less
Proto-Germanic *braudą
Proto-West Germanic *braud
Old English brēad ‘fragment’
Middle English bred ‘bread’
English bread
Linked words
through Middle English bred ‘bread’
Today it means
adj Without bread.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *braudą / breadless