broth etymology

English word broth comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-, English brend, Proto-Indo-European *bʰerew-, and later Proto-Germanic *bruþą (Broth.)

Detailed word origin of broth

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*bʰrewh₁- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
brend English (eng)
*bʰerew- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*bruþą Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Broth.
*bʰerē- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*bʰrēw- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) wooden flooring, decking, bridge
*brēþaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Quick; nimble. Rushed; in a hurry.
bráðr Old Norse (non)
broþ Old English (ang) Broth.
braith Middle English (enm)
broth English (eng) (countable) A soup made from broth and other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat.. (uncountable) Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled.

Words with the same origin as broth

Descendants of *bʰrewh₁-
aboard bar base bear beer bird birth board born bread break breath breathe bridge broke broken brown buried burn bury fortune offer prefer suffer transfer
Descendants of brend
abroad beaver brad braid breed breeding brig broad broadcast broadcasting broadway brood brownie brunette bun burnt nickname width