Brew , broth , bread

Oh the things we talk about at the breakfast table (which later turns into the lunch table and then the dinner table):

Could brew and broth be related? Ask Merriam-Webster:

Brew :

Middle English, from Old English brēowan; akin to Latin fervēre to boil — more at BARM

And broth :

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German brod broth, Old English brēowan to brew — more at BREW

And what about bread ?

Middle English breed , from Old English brēad ; akin to Old High German brōt bread, Old English brēowan to brew

So yes, and yes again.

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And there’s beer:

Middle English ber, going back to Old English bēor, akin to Old High German bior “beer,” Old Norse bjórr; perhaps all going back to a dissimilated form of Germanic *breura-, a nominal derivative of *brewwan- “to BREW entry 1”

Thanks, Elaine.