Where does “bret” come from?

bret (Low German) comes from Middle Low German *brêd, from Old Saxon bred, from Proto-West Germanic braid, from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.

Ancestry of “bret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low German*brêd—
2Old Saxonbredbroad, wide
3Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
4Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide

Words derived from “bret”

Every word from Proto-Germanic braidaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic braid →Every word from Old Saxon bred →