Where does “Bretea” come from?

Bretea (Romanian) comes from German breit, from Middle High German breit, from Old High German breit, from Proto-West Germanic braid, from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.

Bretea (Romanian): suspenders

Definitions

  1. suspenders

Ancestry of “Bretea”, step by step

Bretea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German breit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbreitbroad, wide; wide; drunk or high on marijuana;...
2Middle High Germanbreit—
3Old High Germanbreitbroad, large
4Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
5Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide

via French bretelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbretellestrap
2Old High Germanbrittilrein, strap

Words derived from “Bretea”

Every word from Proto-Germanic braidaz →