Where does “brei” come from?

brei (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse breiðr, from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.

brei (Norwegian Nynorsk): wide, broad; infinitive of breia

Definitions

  1. wide, broad; infinitive of breia

Ancestry of “brei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebreiðrbroad
2Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide

Words derived from “brei”

Every word from Proto-Germanic braidaz →Every word from Old Norse breiðr →