Where does “bredskuldret” come from?

bredskuldret (Danish) comes from Danish bred, from Old Danish bræd, from Proto-Germanic *brezdaz.

bredskuldret (Danish): broad-shouldered

Definitions

  1. broad-shouldered

Ancestry of “bredskuldret”, step by step

bredskuldret traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bred

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbredbroad, wide; shore; bank
2Old Danishbræd—
3Proto-Germanic*brezdaz—

via Danish skuldret

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskuldret—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *brezdaz →Every word from Old Danish bræd →Every word from Danish bred →