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Where does “bretel” come from?

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

bretel (Dutch): suspender , brace

Definitions

  1. suspender , brace

Ancestry of “bretel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbretellestrap; sling; braces , suspenders
2Old High Germanbrittilrein, strap
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