Where does “brēt” come from?

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

brēt (Old Dutch): broad, wide

Definitions

  1. broad, wide

Ancestry of “brēt”, step by step

brēt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic bredą

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

via Proto-West Germanic braid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
2Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide

Words derived from “brēt”

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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