Etymology Explorer › Old Dutch

Where does “brēd” come from?

brēd (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic braid, from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.

Ancestry of “brēd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
2Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide

Words derived from “brēd”

  • breedte
  • breedspraak
  • bandbreedte
  • zuiderbreedte
  • breedband
  • breedbandverbinding
  • uitbreiden
  • breed
  • uitbreiding
  • breedsprakig
  • breet
  • brêet
  • breed
  • breedteken
  • breed
Every word from Proto-Germanic braidaz →