braten etymology

German word braten comes from Proto-Germanic *brēdaną (To roast (meat). To warm, heat, broil.), Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewe-

Detailed word origin of braten

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*brēdaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To roast (meat). To warm, heat, broil.
*bʰrewe- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
brātan Old High German (goh)
*bʰrē- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
brāten Middle High German (gmh)
braten German (deu) (transitive, or, intransitive) to pan-fry. (transitive, or, intransitive) to roast; to grill; to broil.