Where does “strygebræt” come from?

strygebræt (Danish) comes from Danish bræt, from Middle Low German bret, from Proto-Germanic bredą, from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

strygebræt (Danish): ironing board

Definitions

  1. ironing board

Ancestry of “strygebræt”, step by step

strygebræt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bræt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbrætboard
2Middle Low Germanbret—
3Proto-Germanicbredąboard, plank, shelf
4Proto-Germanicbʰredʰóm—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-dʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Danish stryge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstrygeto stroke, to gently caress
2Old Norsestrjúkato stroke, rut, wipe; to stroke gently; to...
3Proto-Germanicstreukanąto stroke, wipe
4Proto-Germanicstreuganą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm →