Where does “breit” come from?

breit (Middle High German) comes from Old High German breit, from Proto-West Germanic braid, from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.

Ancestry of “breit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbreitbroad, large
2Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
3Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide

Words derived from “breit”

Every word from Proto-Germanic braidaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic braid →Every word from Old High German breit →