Brei

German (Berlin)

/bʁaɪ̯/

noun

Definitions

mash; mush; porridge; any semisolid food
milk pudding with chewable pieces in it, such as rice pudding, semolina pudding, etc.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German brīe inherited from Old High German brīo.

Origin

Old High German

brīo

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Kartoffel German
Kartoffelbrei German
Wurstebrei German
breiig German
wursten German
*brīwaz Proto-Germanic
breja Polish
brejowaty Polish
brīo Old High German
brīe Middle High German
Bräi Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch