Where does “Brettchen” come from?

Brettchen (German) comes from German brett, 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.

Brettchen (German): Diminutive of Brett

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Brett

Ancestry of “Brettchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrettboard, plank
2Middle High Germanbreta board, a plank
3Old High Germanbret
4Proto-West Germanic*bred
5Proto-Germanicbredąboard, plank, shelf
6Proto-Germanicbʰredʰóm
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-dʰ-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-