Where does “breton” come from?
breton (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto breto, from Yiddish ברעט, from Middle High German bret, from Old High German bret, from Proto-West Germanic *bred, from Proto-Germanic bredą, from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ- — to bear, carry.
breton (Esperanto): accusative singular of breto
Definitions
- accusative singular of breto
Ancestry of “breton”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | breto | shelf |
| 2 | Yiddish | ברעט | board |
| 3 | Middle High German | bret | — |
| 4 | Old High German | bret | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *bred | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bredą | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bʰredʰóm | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer-dʰ- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |