Where does “bre” come from?

bre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse breiða, from Proto-Germanic braidijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

bre (Norwegian Bokmål): a glacier; to spread

Definitions

  1. a glacier; to spread

Ancestry of “bre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebreiða—
2Proto-Germanicbraidijanąto broaden, make broad, extend
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “bre”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →