Old English bred

← German Brett (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *bredą (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *bʰredʰóm (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (mention)

← Yiddish ברעט (cognate)

→ English Bretford (derived)

→ Old English handbred (compound)

→ Danish bræt (cognate)

→ German Brett (cognate)

→ Middle English brede (inherited)

→ Pennsylvania German Brett (cognate)