Etymology of the English word sowbread
the English word
sowbreadderived from the English word
breadderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhreu-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*brauthamderived from the English word
sowderived from the English word
sowderived from the English word
sawanderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*se-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*sugoderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*sæjananDate
The earliest known usage of sowbread in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English