Reconstruction:Old Dutch/brot

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *braud, from Proto-Germanic *braudą.

Noun

*brōt n

  1. bread, food

Inflection

Declension of *brōt (neuter a-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative *brōt *brōt
accusative *brōt *brōt
genitive *brōdes *brōdo
dative *brōde *brōdon

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: brôot
    • Dutch: brood
      • Afrikaans: brood
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: broto
      • Jersey Dutch: brôt
      • Negerhollands: brood, brot
      • Skepi Creole Dutch: brot
    • Limburgish: broead

Further reading

  • “brōt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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