Where does “brett” come from?
brett (German) comes 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.
Ancestry of “brett”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | bret | — |
| 2 | Old High German | bret | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *bred | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bredą | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bʰredʰóm | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer-dʰ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |