Brot

Meaning

1. (neuter,strong,uncountable,usually) bread
2. (countable,neuter,strong) loaf of bread
3. (countable,neuter,strong) slice of bread; sandwich
4. (figuratively,neuter,strong,uncountable) livelihood, subsistence

Concepts

bread

loaf

loaf of bread

slice of bread

livelihood

bastard

plain bread

white bread

supper

sandwich

living

baked goods

food

pav

staff of life

rye

rye bread

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bʁoːt/

Etymology

From Middle High German brōt, from Old High German brōt (attested since the 8th century), from Proto-West Germanic *braud, from Proto-Germanic *braudą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrew- (“to seethe, to boil”).
Originally, the meaning of Brot was "what has been fermented, leaven" and may be a nominal derivative from Proto-Germanic *brewwaną (“to brew”) (whence German brauen). It replaced the older Laib (“loaf”) which was the more common term in Old High German (compare the use of hlāf and brēad in Old English).