Where does “skjærebrett” come from?

skjærebrett (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål brett, from Middle Low German bret, from Proto-Germanic bredą, from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

skjærebrett (Norwegian Bokmål): chopping board, cutting board

Definitions

  1. chopping board, cutting board

Ancestry of “skjærebrett”, step by step

skjærebrett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål brett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbretta board; a tray; imperative of brette
2Middle Low Germanbret—
3Proto-Germanicbredąboard, plank, shelf
4Proto-Germanicbʰredʰóm—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-dʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Norwegian Bokmål skjære

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskjæreinflection of skjær: ## definite singular ##...
2Danishskærecut; to shine; definite singular of skær
3Old Norseskerato cut
4Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm →