Where does “braiding” come from?
Braiding derives from Middle English breydynge, formed from Middle English breyden with the suffix Middle English -ing (from Old English -ing, itself from Old English -ung), ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots bʰreh₁- and bʰrēḱ-.
braiding (English): present participle of braid; A braided trimming...
Definitions
- present participle of braid; A braided trimming...
Ancestry of “braiding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | breydynge | Weaving, intertwining; The act of ttacking;... |
| 2 | Middle English | breiden | To drag; to pull away and take with oneself; To... |
| 3 | Old English | breġdan | to braid; to move quickly, pull, shake, swing,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bregdan | to move back and forth; to brandish, to draw; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bregdaną | to flicker, flutter, jerk, tug (on), twitch, flinch, move, swing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēḱ- | — |