English
broth
Broth comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- ‘to seethe, roil, brew’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰrewh₁-‘to seethe, roil, brew’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bruþąreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*broþreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150broþ
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500broth
- Englishearliest quotation 1961same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰrewh₁-‘to seethe, roil, brew’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bruþąreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*broþreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150broþ
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500broth
- Englishearliest quotation 1961same form
Earliest quotation: 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs: “A compound of galanga, cubebs, sparrow wort, cardamoms, nutmeg,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- ‘to seethe, roil, brew’
brand, burn, purple, bread, bourbon, bourne, brew, fervor, fervent, ferment, brunt, brim, effervescent, porphyry, bren, purpura, briny, 40 more
through Proto-Germanic *bruþą
Today it means
noun Water in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- / broth