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Where does “breiðr” come from?

breiðr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.

breiðr (Old Norse): broad

Definitions

  1. broad

Ancestry of “breiðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide

Words derived from “breiðr”

  • bred
  • kolumnbredd
  • spaltbredd
  • bredd
  • brei
  • breiband
  • breddesirkel
  • brede
  • bredbånd
  • bred
  • breddegrad
  • bredde
  • breidd
  • brei
  • breiband
  • breiflabb
  • bredbånd
  • bred
  • breiður
  • breiðþota
  • breiddarleit
  • breidd
  • breiddargráða
  • breidd
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