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Where does “brotel” come from?

brotel (Middle English) comes from French bretelle, from Old High German brittil — rein, strap.

brotel (Middle English): Brittle

Definitions

  1. Brittle

Ancestry of “brotel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbretellestrap; sling; braces , suspenders
2Old High Germanbrittilrein, strap

Words derived from “brotel”

  • brittle
  • brittleness
  • embrittlement
  • embrittle
  • brittlebush
  • brittlely
  • brittly
  • nonbrittle
  • brittlestem
  • brittlegill
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