An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Braten

by Friedrich Kluge

Braten, masculine, ‘roast-meat,’ from Middle High German brâte, Old High German brâto, masculine; in the earlier periods of the language the word has the general meaning ‘tender parts of the body, flesh,’ but in Middle High German the modern meaning is also apparent. To this Anglo-Saxon brœ̂de, ‘roast-meat,’ is allied. Compare the following word.