Where does “breiklos” come from?

breiklos (Dutch) comes from Dutch breien, 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- — he, she.

breiklos (Dutch): knitting bobbin

Definitions

  1. knitting bobbin

Ancestry of “breiklos”, step by step

breiklos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch breien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbreiento knit
2Middle Dutchbreidento weave, to braid; to broaden; to expand, to...
3Old Dutchbreidento widen, to broaden
4Proto-West Germanicbraidijanto broaden, make broad, extend
5Proto-Germanicbraidijanąto broaden, make broad, extend
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via Dutch klos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchklosspool, bobbin; wooden or metal reel or similar...
2Middle Dutchclosse
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti