Where does “inbreiden” come from?
inbreiden (Dutch) comes from Dutch breed, from Dutch spoor, from Middle Dutch spor, from Old Dutch spor, from Proto-West Germanic *spor, from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.
Ancestry of “inbreiden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | breed | broad, wide |
| 2 | Dutch | spoor | track; railway track; trace |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | spor | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | spor | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *spor | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spurą | track |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |