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Where does “brōdijaną” come from?

brōdijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₁- — warm; breath, mist, vapour, steam.

brōdijaną (Proto-Germanic): To keep warm; brood; To breed

Definitions

  1. To keep warm; brood; To breed

Ancestry of “brōdijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₁-warm; breath, mist, vapour, steam

Words derived from “brōdijaną”

  • breeding
  • breed
  • braid
  • breeder
  • braiding
  • interbreed
  • outbreeding
  • crossbreed
  • nonbreeding
  • breedeth
  • inbreed
  • stockbreeding
  • linebreeding
  • unbraid
  • outbreed
  • prebreeding
  • postbreeding
  • braider
  • stockbreeder
  • breedy
  • rebraid
  • breedable
  • nonbreeder
  • rebreed
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