Where does “bert” come from?

bert (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch brēt, from Proto-Germanic bredą, from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bert (Middle Dutch): table; table; plank

Definitions

  1. table; table; plank

Ancestry of “bert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbrētbroad, wide
2Proto-Germanicbredąboard, plank, shelf
3Proto-Germanicbʰredʰóm—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-dʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “bert”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm →