Where does “Breeding” come from?
Breeding (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German breet, from Middle High German breit, from Old High German breit, from Proto-West Germanic braid, from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.
Breeding (Pennsylvania German): width, breadth
Ancestry of “Breeding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pennsylvania German | breet | broad, wide |
| 2 | Middle High German | breit | — |
| 3 | Old High German | breit | broad, large |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | braid | broad, wide |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | braidaz | broad, wide |