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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | *brêd | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | bred | broad, wide |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | braid | broad, wide |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | braidaz | broad, wide |