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Where does “bredą” come from?

bredą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Ancestry of “bredą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbʰredʰóm—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-dʰ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “bredą”

  • handbreadth
  • Brettchen
  • Klemmbrett
  • Griffbrett
  • Waschbrettbauch
  • Waschbrett
  • Trittbrettfahrer
  • Trittbrett
  • Hackbrett
  • Fensterbrett
  • Sprungbrett
  • Reißbrett
  • Brett
  • Brettspiel
  • breton
  • breto
  • berd
  • schrijfberd
  • fuglebrett
  • vaskebrett
  • brett
  • brettspill
  • feiebrett
  • snøbrettkjører
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