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Where does “bregdaną” come from?

bregdaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēḱ-.

bregdaną (Proto-Germanic): to flicker, flutter, jerk, tug , twitch, flinch,...

Definitions

  1. to flicker, flutter, jerk, tug , twitch, flinch,...

Ancestry of “bregdaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēḱ-—

Words derived from “bregdaną”

  • breeding
  • breadth
  • breed
  • bridle
  • braid
  • breeder
  • braiding
  • hairbreadth
  • interbreed
  • overbreadth
  • outbreeding
  • crossbreed
  • hairsbreadth
  • nonbreeding
  • breedeth
  • bridleway
  • inbreed
  • stockbreeding
  • bridlepath
  • bridleth
  • fingerbreadth
  • linebreeding
  • unbraid
  • handsbreadth
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