Where does “bretel” come from?

bretel (Dutch) comes from French bretelle, from Old High German brittil — rein, strap.

bretel (Dutch): suspender (US), brace (UK)

Definitions

  1. suspender (US), brace (UK)

Ancestry of “bretel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbretellestrap
2Old High Germanbrittilrein, strap
Every word from Old High German brittil →Every word from French bretelle →