Where does “breiden” come from?

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

breiden (Middle English): To drag; to pull away and take with oneself; To...

Definitions

  1. To drag; to pull away and take with oneself; To...

Ancestry of “breiden”, 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 “breiden”

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