Where does “breie” come from?
breie (Middle English) comes from Old English brīw, from Proto-West Germanic brīw, from Proto-Germanic brīwaz, from Proto-Germanic bʰréy-u-s ~ bʰr̥y-éw-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr-ey-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
breie (Middle English): broth; gravy
Ancestry of “breie”, step by step