Where does “Scherbrett” come from?

Scherbrett (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.

Scherbrett (German): otter board, otter door, trawl door Any of the rectangular boards which are used to keep the mouth of a trawl net open

Definitions

  1. otter board, otter door, trawl door Any of the rectangular boards which are used to keep the mouth of a trawl net open

Ancestry of “Scherbrett”, step by step

Scherbrett 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 scheren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanscherento shear; to clip; to prune; to cut; to trim
2Middle High Germanschern—
3Old High Germanskeranto shear; to shave
4Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →