Where does “Reibebrett” come from?
Reibebrett (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.
Reibebrett (German): plasterer's float, mortarboard kind of plane to whoosh plaster smooth
Definitions
- plasterer's float, mortarboard kind of plane to whoosh plaster smooth
Ancestry of “Reibebrett”, step by step
Reibebrett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German brett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | brett | board, plank |
| 2 | Middle High German | bret | a board, a plank |
| 3 | Old High German | bret | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *bred | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bredą | board, plank, shelf |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bʰredʰóm | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer-dʰ- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via German reiben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | reiben | to rub; to chafe; to grate |
| 2 | Middle High German | rīben | — |
| 3 | Old High German | rīban | to rub |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wrīban | to rub; to wipe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wrībaną | to rub; to wipe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werp- | to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |