Where does “Breet” come from?

Breet (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German breitī, from Proto-Germanic braidį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Breet (Luxembourgish): breadth, width

Definitions

  1. breadth, width

Ancestry of “Breet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbreitībreadth
2Proto-Germanicbraidį̄breadth
3Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Germanic braidį̄ →
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