English word bread comes from Proto-Germanic *brōduz (Brood; breeding. Heat, warmth, incubation.), Proto-Indo-European *bʰrēḱ-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁-, Proto-Germanic *braidaz (Broad, wide.), Proto-Germanic *brēdaną (To roast (meat). To warm, heat, broil.), Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus (Beaver.)

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Detailed word origin of bread

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
*brōduz	Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)	Brood; breeding. Heat, warmth, incubation.
*bʰrēḱ-	Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*bʰreh₁-	Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*braidaz	Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)	Broad, wide.
*brēdaną	Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)	To roast (meat). To warm, heat, broil.
*bʰébʰrus	Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)	Beaver.
*breh-	Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*braidijaną	Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)	To broaden, make broad, extend.
*brōdijaną	Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)	To breed. To keep warm; brood.
*bregdaną	Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)	To flicker, flutter, jerk, tug (on), twitch, flinch, move, swing.
bregdan	Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang)	To move back and forth, vibrate, bend. To weave, braid.
brǣdan	Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang)
brēdan	Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang)
bræiden	Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
breden	Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
braid	English (eng)	(archaic, intransitive) To start into motion.. (obsolete) To reproach; to upbraid.. (obsolete, transitive) To make a sudden movement with, to jerk.. (transitive) To weave together, intertwine (strands of fibers, ribbons, etc.); to arrange (hair) in braids.. To mix, or make uniformly soft, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in preparing food. (obsolete) deceitful (obsolete) A sudden [...]
bread	English (eng)	(transitive) To form in meshes; net. A piece of embroidery; a braid.

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