Where does “Brat” come from?

Brat (Plautdietsch) comes from Proto-Germanic bredą, from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Brat (Plautdietsch): board; shelf

Definitions

  1. board; shelf

Ancestry of “Brat”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Brat”

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