Where does “breþa” come from?

breþa (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse breiða, from Proto-Germanic braidijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

breþa (Old Swedish): to broaden; to spread; to cover

Definitions

  1. to broaden; to spread; to cover

Ancestry of “breþa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebreiða—
2Proto-Germanicbraidijanąto broaden, make broad, extend
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “breþa”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →