Where does “braiden” come from?

braiden (Middle English) comes from Old English breġdan, from Proto-West Germanic bregdan, from Proto-Germanic bregdaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēḱ-.

braiden (Middle English): Alternative form of breiden

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of breiden

Ancestry of “braiden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbreġdanto braid; to move quickly, pull, shake, swing,...
2Proto-West Germanicbregdanto move back and forth; to brandish, to draw; to...
3Proto-Germanicbregdanąto flicker, flutter, jerk, tug (on), twitch, flinch, move, swing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēḱ-—

Words derived from “braiden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bregdaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bregdan →