Where does “breidd” come from?
breidd (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse breidd, from Proto-Germanic braidiþō, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.
breidd (Norwegian Nynorsk): bank; width; past participle of breia
Definitions
- bank; width; past participle of breia
Ancestry of “breidd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | breidd | breadth |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | braidiþō | breadth |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -iþō | -ness, -th |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iteh₂ | -th |