Etymology

showbread

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Today it means: The twelve loaves of bread placed daily by the Jewish priests in the Holy Place on the table. Full definition →

English bread ← Middle English bred ← Old English brēad
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kewh₁-
  2. Proto-Germanic*skawwōną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*skauwōn
  4. Old Englishscēawian
  5. Middle Englishschewen
  6. Englishshow
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰrewh₁-der.?
  8. Proto-Germanic*braudą
  9. Proto-West Germanic*braud
  10. Old Englishbrēad
  11. Middle Englishbred
  12. Englishbread
  13. English todayshowbread

From show + bread.

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