Where does “breiwerk” come from?
breiwerk (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.
breiwerk (Dutch): knitting
Definitions
- knitting
Ancestry of “breiwerk”, step by step
breiwerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch breien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | breien | to knit |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | breiden | to weave, to braid; to broaden; to expand, to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | breiden | to widen, to broaden |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | braidijan | to broaden, make broad, extend |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | braidijaną | to broaden, make broad, extend |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |