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Where does “brede” come from?

brede (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bred, from Old Norse breiðr, from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.

brede (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular of bred; plural of bred

Definitions

  1. definite singular of bred; plural of bred

Ancestry of “brede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbredwide, broad
2Old Norsebreiðrbroad
3Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide
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