Where does “knäbräda” come from?

knäbräda (Swedish) comes from Swedish bräda, from Old Swedish brædha, from Proto-Germanic bredą, from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

knäbräda (Swedish): a kneeboard

Definitions

  1. a kneeboard

Ancestry of “knäbräda”, step by step

knäbräda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bräda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbrädaboard; skateboard, longboard, snowboard etc
2Old Swedishbrædha
3Proto-Germanicbredąboard, plank, shelf
4Proto-Germanicbʰredʰóm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-dʰ-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Swedish knä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishknäknee; the joint between the thigh and the lower...
2Old Norseknéknee
3Proto-Germanicknewąknee
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéwo-knee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm