Where does “bretling” come from?
bretling (Low German) comes from Low German bret, from Middle Low German *brêd, from Old Saxon bred, from Proto-West Germanic braid, from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.
Ancestry of “bretling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Low German | bret | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | *brêd | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | bred | broad, wide |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | braid | broad, wide |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | braidaz | broad, wide |