English
bred
Bred comes from Old English bred ‘board, plank, tablet, table’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-dʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰer-dʰ-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bredą‘board, plank, shelf’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*bredreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150bred‘board, plank, tablet, table’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰer-dʰ-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*bredą‘board, plank, shelf’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*bredreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150bred‘board, plank, tablet, table’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Old English bred ‘board, plank, tablet, table’
through Middle English bred
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-dʰ- / bred