Where does “Breet” come from?
Breet (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German breitī, from Proto-Germanic braidį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Breet (Luxembourgish): breadth, width
Ancestry of “Breet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | breitī | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | braidį̄ | breadth |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |