Where does “Holzbrett” come from?

Holzbrett (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.

Holzbrett (German): wooden board

Definitions

  1. wooden board

Ancestry of “Holzbrett”, step by step

Holzbrett 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 holz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanholzwood material
2Middle High Germanholz
3Old High Germanholzwood
4Proto-West Germanicholtwoods, forest; wood
5Proto-Germanichultąwood
6Proto-Indo-Europeankald-
7Proto-Indo-Europeankola-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-