Where does “breydynge” come from?
breydynge (Middle English) comes from Middle English breiden, from Old English breġdan, from Proto-West Germanic bregdan, from Proto-Germanic bregdaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēḱ-.
breydynge (Middle English): Weaving, intertwining; The act of ttacking;...
Definitions
- Weaving, intertwining; The act of ttacking;...
Ancestry of “breydynge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | breiden | To drag; to pull away and take with oneself; To... |
| 2 | Old English | breġdan | to braid; to move quickly, pull, shake, swing,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bregdan | to move back and forth; to brandish, to draw; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bregdaną | to flicker, flutter, jerk, tug , twitch, flinch,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēḱ- | — |
Words derived from “breydynge”