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Where does “utbre” come from?

utbre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bre, 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.

utbre (Norwegian Bokmål): to spread; to disseminate

Definitions

  1. to spread; to disseminate

Ancestry of “utbre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbrea glacier; to spread
2Old Norsebreiða—
3Proto-Germanicbraidijanąto broaden, make broad, extend
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “utbre”

  • utbredt
  • utbredelse
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