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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanbret—
2Middle Low German*brêd—
3Old Saxonbredbroad, wide
4Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
5Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide

Words derived from “bretling”

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