Where does “briidj” come from?

briidj (North Frisian) comes from Old Dutch brēd, from Proto-West Germanic braid, from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.

briidj (North Frisian): wide

Definitions

  1. wide

Ancestry of “briidj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbrēd—
2Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
3Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide
Every word from Proto-Germanic braidaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic braid →Every word from Old Dutch brēd →