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Brett.

board, plank

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/bʁɛt/

  1. board, plank

    neuter · strong
    Die Fenster des verlassenen Hauses waren alle mit Brettern vernagelt.

  2. energetic, forceful track

    neuter · slang · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German brët, from Old High German brët, from Proto-West Germanic *bred, from Proto-Germanic *bredą, an e-grade byform of *burdą (“board, plank”). Cognate with Old English bred and Yiddish ברעט (bret).

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