bread
English
/bɹɛd/, /bɹɛd/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
- (countable) Any variety of bread.
- (slang) Money.
- Food; sustenance; support of life, in general.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bred inherited from Old English brēad (crumb, bread, bit, also bread, morsel, fragment, food) inherited from Proto-Germanic *braudą (cooked food, leavened bread, piece, bread, fragment) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerw- inherited from Proto-Germanic *braudaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰera- (beat, struggle, split, hew).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰera-
Gloss
beat, struggle, split, hew
Concept
Semantic Field
Quantity
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- French English
- French bread English
- ash English
- ash bread English
- basket English
- bee English
- beebread English
- board English
- box English
- breadbasket English
- breadboard English
- breadboardable English
- breadbox English
- breadcake English
- breadcorn English
- breadcraft English
- breadcrumb English
- breadcrumby English
- breadcrust English
- breadcutter English
- breaden English
- breader English
- breadfruit English
- breadhead English
- breadiness English
- breadkind English
- breadless English
- breadlessness English
- breadlike English
- breadline English
- breadmaker English
- breadmaking English
- breadman English
- breadnut English
- breadroom English
- breadroot English
- breadstick English
- breadstuff English
- breadwinner English
- breadwinning English
- bready English
- cake English
- clap English
- clapbread English
- corn English
- cracker English
- crackerbread English
- crisp English
- crispbread English
- crumb English
- crust English
- cutter English
- flat English
- flatbread English
- fruit English
- frustum English
- fry English
- frybread English
- ginger English
- gingerbread English
- gingerbreaded English
- gingerbready English
- gut English
- gutbread English
- head English
- kind English
- laver English
- laverbread English
- line English
- maker English
- making English
- nonbread English
- nut English
- oat English
- oatbread English
- quick English
- quick bread English
- room English
- root English
- shew English
- shewbread English
- short English
- shortbread English
- show English
- showbread English
- spoon English
- spoonbread English
- stick English
- stuff English
- sweet English
- sweetbread English
- swine English
- swinebread English
- to English
- to-bread English
- way English
- waybread English
- wheat English
- wheat bread English
- winner English
- winning English
- *frustiare Latin
- *frustiō Latin
- frustulentus Latin
- frustum Latin
- ustulo, ustulāre Latin
- Abendbrot German
- Affenbrotbaum German
- Aschenbrot German
- Brot German
- Brotbackautomat German
- Brotberuf German
- Brotbrechen German
- Brotbäcker German
- Brotherr German
- Brothändler German
- Brotkasten German
- Brotkorb German
- Brotmesser German
- Brotschnitte German
- Brotschrift German
- Brotsuppe German
- Brötchen German
- Butterbrot German
- Fladenbrot German
- Graubrot German
- Johannisbrotbaum German
- Knoblauchbrot German
- Kommissbrot German
- Krabbenbrot German
- Käsebrot German
- Ofenbrot German
- Roggenbrot German
- Rosinenbrot German
- Schaubrot German
- Schwarzbrot German
- Toastbrot German
- Vollkornbrot German
- Weizenbrot German
- Weißbrot German
- Zubrot German
- Zuckerbrot German
- brotlos German
- frusto Italian
- afbakbrood Dutch, Flemish
- apostelbrood Dutch, Flemish
- avondbrood Dutch, Flemish
- bierenbrood Dutch, Flemish
- bodenbrood Dutch, Flemish
- brood Dutch, Flemish
- broodbeleg Dutch, Flemish
- broodbelegsel Dutch, Flemish
- broodbus Dutch, Flemish
- brooddeeg Dutch, Flemish
- broodhaan Dutch, Flemish
- broodmager Dutch, Flemish
- broodmes Dutch, Flemish
- broodnodig Dutch, Flemish
- broodplank Dutch, Flemish
- broodroof Dutch, Flemish
- broodrooster Dutch, Flemish
- broodroven Dutch, Flemish
- broodschrijfster Dutch, Flemish
- broodschrijver Dutch, Flemish
- broodsuiker Dutch, Flemish
- broodtrommel Dutch, Flemish
- broodwinner Dutch, Flemish
- broodwinning Dutch, Flemish
- broodwortel Dutch, Flemish
- casinobrood Dutch, Flemish
- gerstebrood Dutch, Flemish
- godenbrood Dutch, Flemish
- johannesbrood Dutch, Flemish
- kokosbrood Dutch, Flemish
- krentenbrood Dutch, Flemish
- melkbrood Dutch, Flemish
- roggebrood Dutch, Flemish
- stokbrood Dutch, Flemish
- suikerbrood Dutch, Flemish
- tarwebrood Dutch, Flemish
- volkorenbrood Dutch, Flemish
- witbrood Dutch, Flemish
- wittebrood Dutch, Flemish
- *bʰera- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰerw- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰrew- Proto-Indo-European
- brød Norwegian Bokmål
- *braudaz Proto-Germanic
- *braudą Proto-Germanic
- *brewwaną Proto-Germanic
- *brugjō Proto-Germanic
- *brugjǭ Proto-Germanic
- *brōaną Proto-Germanic
- bröd Swedish
- brödbak Swedish
- brödskiva Swedish
- brödskrivare Swedish
- levebröd Swedish
- smördegsbröd Swedish
- sötebröd Swedish
- tunnbröd Swedish
- wienerbröd Swedish
- ショートブレッド Japanese
- ジンジャーブレッド Japanese
- brød Norwegian Nynorsk
- brødblings Norwegian Nynorsk
- brødfrukt Norwegian Nynorsk
- brødrasp Norwegian Nynorsk
- brødskive Norwegian Nynorsk
- brødtekst Norwegian Nynorsk
- grovbrød Norwegian Nynorsk
- honningbrød Norwegian Nynorsk
- kneippbrød Norwegian Nynorsk
- levebrød Norwegian Nynorsk
- pitabrød Norwegian Nynorsk
- rugbrød Norwegian Nynorsk
- smørbrød Norwegian Nynorsk
- sukkerbrød Norwegian Nynorsk
- wienerbrød Norwegian Nynorsk
- beobread Old English
- bread Old English
- breadru Old English
- brēad Old English
- picgbread Old English
- bred Middle English
- bredles Middle English
- briggen Middle English
- gyngebred Middle English
- weybrede Middle English
- whete bred Middle English
- brauð Old Norse
- abebrødtræ Danish
- brød Danish
- brødflov Danish
- brødkniv Danish
- brødnid Danish
- franskbrød Danish
- hvedebrød Danish
- rugbrød Danish
- brauð Icelandic
- brauðhnífur Icelandic
- brauðmoli Icelandic
- brauðmylsna Icelandic
- brauðrist Icelandic
- franskbrauð Icelandic
- kaffibrauð Icelandic
- brôot Middle Dutch
- brot Old High German
- brōt Old High German
- brood Afrikaans
- breyð Faroese
- brōt Middle High German
- *𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸 Gothic
- *braud gmw-pro
- *brōd Old Dutch
- proat Cimbrian
- pròat Cimbrian
- *brōd Old Saxon
- brōd Old Saxon
- brot Alemannic German
- broud Alemannic German
- bruat Alemannic German
- bròt Alemannic German
- bröt Alemannic German
- brøþ Old Swedish
- brøþ, brø̄þ Old Swedish
- *frustom Proto-Italic
- breid Scots
- brea Western Frisian
- būreej Marshallese
- brad Old Frisian
- brād Old Frisian
- Brot German Low German
- bod Volapük
- bret Tok Pisin
- proat Mòcheno
- Brot Pennsylvania German
- Brotschank Pennsylvania German
- brøth Old Danish
- brede Sranan Tongo
- broð Elfdalian
- proat Bavarian
- burẹdi Yoruba
- bred Bislama
- bredfrut Bislama
- bareed Fiji Hindi
- belfut Fiji Hindi
- brau Norn
- brow Norn
- broe Crimean Gothic
- breed Yola
- bresprut Samoan Plantation Pidgin
- to
- bee
- oat
- box
- gut
- nut
- fry
- way
- ash
- kind
- flat
- clap
- cake
- head
- shew
- line
- show
- room
- corn
- root
- spoon
- crust
- crumb
- swine
- maker
- fruit
- wheat
- crisp
- stick
- laver
- quick
- sweet
- board
- short
- stuff
- cutter
- winner
- French
- making
- basket
- bready
- ginger
- winning
- cracker
- breaden
- frustum
- breader
- nonbread
- breadnut
- frybread
- gutbread
- to-bread
- breadbox
- beebread
- waybread
- oatbread
- breadman
- breadcake
- breadhead
- clapbread
- breadless
- breadkind
- breadroom
- ash bread
- breadcorn
- breadlike
- breadroot
- showbread
- flatbread
- shewbread
- breadline
- sweetbread
- breadcrumb
- breadiness
- breadstick
- breadcrust
- crispbread
- spoonbread
- breadcraft
- laverbread
- breadstuff
- shortbread
- breadmaker
- swinebread
- breadfruit
- breadboard
- breadcrumby
- breadmaking
- breadbasket
- quick bread
- wheat bread
- gingerbread
- breadcutter
- breadwinner
- crackerbread
- French bread
- gingerbready
- breadwinning
- gingerbreaded
- breadlessness
- breadboardable