Where does “brædan” come from?
brædan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic braidijan, from Proto-Germanic braidijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
brædan (Old English): to make broad, broaden
Definitions
- to make broad, broaden
Ancestry of “brædan”, step by step
brædan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic braidijan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | braidijan | to broaden, make broad, extend |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | braidijaną | to broaden, make broad, extend |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |