Where does “breġdan” come from?

breġdan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic bregdan, from Proto-Germanic bregdaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēḱ-.

breġdan (Old English): to braid; to move quickly, pull, shake, swing,...

Definitions

  1. to braid; to move quickly, pull, shake, swing,...

Ancestry of “breġdan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbregdanto move back and forth; to brandish, to draw; to...
2Proto-Germanicbregdanąto flicker, flutter, jerk, tug (on), twitch, flinch, move, swing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēḱ-—

Words derived from “breġdan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bregdaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bregdan →