Where does “bret” come from?

bret (Middle High German) comes from Old High German bret, from Proto-West Germanic *bred, from Proto-Germanic bredą, from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

bret (Middle High German): a board, a plank

Definitions

  1. a board, a plank

Ancestry of “bret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbret—
2Proto-West Germanic*bred—
3Proto-Germanicbredąboard, plank, shelf
4Proto-Germanicbʰredʰóm—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-dʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “bret”

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