Where does “brisling” come from?

brisling (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Low German bretling, from Low German bret, from Middle Low German *brêd, from Old Saxon bred, from Proto-West Germanic braid, from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.

brisling (Norwegian Nynorsk): the European sprat or brisling

Definitions

  1. the European sprat or brisling

Ancestry of “brisling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanbretling—
2Low Germanbret—
3Middle Low German*brêd—
4Old Saxonbredbroad, wide
5Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
6Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide
Every word from Proto-Germanic braidaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic braid →Every word from Old Saxon bred →