Where does “Reißbrett” come from?

Reißbrett (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.

Reißbrett (German): drawing board

Definitions

  1. drawing board

Ancestry of “Reißbrett”, step by step

Reißbrett 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 Reißen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReißento tear (something); to pull (something) apart; to rip (something)
2Middle High Germanrīzento tear, rend, rip
3Old High Germanrīzanto scratch
4Proto-West Germanichrītanto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull
5Proto-Germanichrītanąto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm
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