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Where does “braider” come from?

braider (English) comes from English Braid, from Middle English brede, from Old English bred, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

braider (English): One who, or that which, braids

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, braids

Ancestry of “braider”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBraid—
2Middle EnglishbredeAlternative form of breiden; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishbredsurface; plank, board; table, tablet
4Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
5Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
6Proto-Norse-īna-—
7Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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