English
brotform
Brotform comes from German Brot ‘bread’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰrew- ‘to seethe, to boil’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰrew-‘to seethe, to boil’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*braudą‘bread’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*braud‘bread’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050brōt‘bread’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form‘bread’
- Germanc. 1650–presentBrot‘bread’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentBrotform
- Englishtodaybrotform
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰrew-‘to seethe, to boil’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*braudą‘bread’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*braud‘bread’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050brōt‘bread’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form‘bread’
- Germanc. 1650–presentBrot‘bread’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentBrotform
- Englishtodaybrotform
Linked words
through Proto-West Germanic *braud ‘bread’
Today it means
noun A type of basket used to provide structure for breads during proofing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰrew- / brotform