Where does “breien” come from?
breien (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch breiden, from Old Dutch breiden, from Proto-West Germanic braidijan, from Proto-Germanic braidijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
breien (Dutch): to knit
Ancestry of “breien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | breiden | to weave, to braid; to broaden; to expand, to... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | breiden | to widen, to broaden |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | braidijan | to broaden, make broad, extend |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | braidijaną | to broaden, make broad, extend |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “breien”