Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “breet” come from?

breet (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch brēd, from Proto-West Germanic braid, from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.

Ancestry of “breet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbrēd—
2Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
3Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide

Words derived from “breet”

  • breedte
  • breedspraak
  • bandbreedte
  • zuiderbreedte
  • breedband
  • breedbandverbinding
  • uitbreiden
  • breed
  • uitbreiding
  • breedsprakig
  • breed
  • breedteken
  • breed
Every word from Proto-Germanic braidaz →