Where does “Brett” come from?

Brett (German) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Brett (German): board, plank

Definitions

  1. board, plank

Ancestry of “Brett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbreta board, a plank
2Old High Germanbret—
3Proto-West Germanic*bred—
4Proto-Germanicbredąboard, plank, shelf
5Proto-Germanicbʰredʰóm—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-dʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm →