Where does “bregdan” come from?
bregdan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic bregdan, from Proto-Germanic bregdaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēḱ-.
bregdan (Old English): to braid; to move quickly, pull, shake, swing,...
Definitions
- to braid; to move quickly, pull, shake, swing,...
Ancestry of “bregdan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | bregdan | to move back and forth; to brandish, to draw; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bregdaną | to flicker, flutter, jerk, tug , twitch, flinch,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēḱ- | — |
Words derived from “bregdan”