Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlaibaz

Etymology
Of origin; the word was either borrowed from an unknown language or constructed from native material in late Proto-Germanic. The word has been connected by Walde 1910 to the Ancient Greek words, and , which according to Beekes is probably a borrowing from an unknown  language. The Germanic word could well have been borrowed from the same source. If so, it would be an early borrowing, since the word then apparently displays the effects of Grimm's Law.

Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (🇨🇬 is suggested as their origin, owing to the fact that the earliest flatbreads were disk-shaped.)

Noun

 * 1)  bread
 * 2) loaf

Usage notes
According to Kluge, the word probably referred to unleavened bread, whereas was the (more modern) leavened bread.