Where does “ברעטל” come from?

ברעטל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ברעט, from Middle High German bret, from Old High German bret, from Proto-West Germanic *bred, from Proto-Germanic bredą, from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

ברעטל (Yiddish): Diminutive of ברעט

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of ברעט

Ancestry of “ברעטל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishברעטboard
2Middle High Germanbreta board, a plank
3Old High Germanbret—
4Proto-West Germanic*bred—
5Proto-Germanicbredąboard, plank, shelf
6Proto-Germanicbʰredʰóm—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-dʰ-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm →