Where does “breit” come from?

breit (German) comes from Middle High German breit, from Old High German breit, from Proto-West Germanic braid, from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.

breit (German): broad, wide; wide; drunk or high on marijuana;...

Definitions

  1. broad, wide; wide; drunk or high on marijuana;...

Ancestry of “breit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbreit—
2Old High Germanbreitbroad, large
3Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
4Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide

Words derived from “breit”

Every word from Proto-Germanic braidaz →