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Where does “brede” come from?

brede (Middle English) comes from Old English bred, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

brede (Middle English): Alternative form of breiden; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of breiden; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “brede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbredsurface; plank, board; table, tablet
2Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
3Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
4Proto-Norse-īna-—
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “brede”

  • breadth
  • hairbreadth
  • overbreadth
  • hairsbreadth
  • fingerbreadth
  • handsbreadth
  • breadthwise
  • breadthless
  • footbreadth
  • fingersbreadth
  • breadthen
  • thumbsbreadth
  • breedthe
  • bredethe
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