English
brisling
Brisling comes from Low German bretling, from Old Saxon brēd ‘broad, wide’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *braidaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*braidaz‘broad, wide’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*braid‘broad, wide’reconstructed
- Old Saxonc. 800–1200brēd‘broad, wide’
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600*brêdreconstructed
- Low Germanmodernbretling
- Norwegianmodernbrisling
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*braidaz‘broad, wide’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*braid‘broad, wide’reconstructed
- Old Saxonc. 800–1200brēd‘broad, wide’
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600*brêdreconstructed
- Low Germanmodernbretling
- Norwegianmodernbrisling
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’
different, offer, difference, bar, birth, reference, transfer, bear, prefer, relative, suffer, relation, fortune, translation, relate, extraordinary, burden, barrel, differ, barn, referendum, frustration, bore, fury, baron, referee, bark, translate, borne, breeze, fertility, fertile, berth, phosphate, extravagant, barrow, embargo, fret, phosphorus, broom, 157 more
through Proto-Germanic *braidaz ‘broad, wide’
through Proto-West Germanic *braid ‘broad, wide’
Today it means
noun A sprat (small herring), especially Sprattus sprattus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *braidaz / brisling