Where does “bregdan” come from?

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

bregdan (Proto-West Germanic): to move back and forth; to brandish, to draw; to...

Definitions

  1. to move back and forth; to brandish, to draw; to...

Ancestry of “bregdan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbregdanąto flicker, flutter, jerk, tug (on), twitch, flinch, move, swing
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēḱ-—

Words derived from “bregdan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bregdaną →