Where does “Waschbrettbauch” come from?
Waschbrettbauch (German) comes from German Waschbrett, 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- — to bear, carry.
Waschbrettbauch (German): washboard stomach, six-pack
Definitions
- washboard stomach, six-pack
Ancestry of “Waschbrettbauch”, step by step
Waschbrettbauch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Waschbrett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Waschbrett | washboard |
| 2 | German | brett | board, plank |
| 3 | Middle High German | bret | a board, a plank |
| 4 | Old High German | bret | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *bred | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bredą | board, plank, shelf |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bʰredʰóm | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer-dʰ- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |