Where did the word breakfast come from?

The word “dinner” comes from the Old French word “disnar”, which in fact means “breakfast”. So how did this word that meant breakfast end up being pushed back in the day to describe the meal latest in the day? Traditionally dinner (meaning 'breakfast') was the first meal of the day, eaten around noon.Mar 22, 2015 read more

The word Breakfast doesn't come from "to break fast". Many countries make big breakfasts with loads of courses and it's not like you can break fast for that. The word "Brack" is the origin and the dutch word for a hole in a dyke. read more

Traditionally dinner (meaning ‘breakfast’) was the first meal of the day, eaten around noon. read more

Breakfast in some times and places was solely granted to children, the elderly, the sick, and to working men. Anyone else did not speak of or partake in eating in the morning. Eating breakfast meant that one was poor, was a low-status farmer or laborer who truly needed the energy to sustain his morning’s labor, or was too weak to make it to the large, midday dinner. read more