Where does “breiður” come from?

breiður (Faroese) comes from Old Norse breiðr, from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.

breiður (Faroese): broad

Definitions

  1. broad

Ancestry of “breiður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebreiðrbroad
2Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide
Every word from Proto-Germanic braidaz →Every word from Old Norse breiðr →