Where does “breia” come from?

breia (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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.

breia (Norwegian Nynorsk): to lay out, arrange, pull over; to spread; breia...

Definitions

  1. to lay out, arrange, pull over; to spread; breia...

Ancestry of “breia”, 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
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →