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Where does “brēþiz” come from?

brēþiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰrē-t-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

brēþiz (Proto-Germanic): vapour; steam; breath; odour, smell

Definitions

  1. vapour; steam; breath; odour, smell

Ancestry of “brēþiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrē-t-exhalation from heat; steam
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “brēþiz”

  • breath
  • breathing
  • breathe
  • breathed
  • breathless
  • breathlessly
  • breathtaking
  • breathlessness
  • breather
  • breathy
  • breathtakingly
  • breathable
  • breathiness
  • unbreathable
  • breatheth
  • unbreathing
  • unbreathed
  • airbreathing
  • outbreath
  • breathily
  • inbreath
  • breathest
  • breathwork
  • breathability
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