Where does “breyde” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “breyde”, 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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bregdaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bregdan →