Where does “Fensterbrett” come from?

Fensterbrett (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.

Fensterbrett (German): windowsill

Definitions

  1. windowsill

Ancestry of “Fensterbrett”, step by step

Fensterbrett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German brett

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

via German Fenster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFensterwindow; time frame
2Middle High Germanvensterwindow
3Old High Germanfenstarwindow
4Proto-West Germanic*fenestrwindow
5Latinfenestraa window, an opening for light; a breach; a...
6Etruscan*𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀—

Words derived from “Fensterbrett”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm →