Where does “bred” come from?

bred (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish breþer, from Old Norse breiðr, from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.

bred (Swedish): broad, wide; having great width

Definitions

  1. broad, wide; having great width

Ancestry of “bred”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishbreþerbroad, wide
2Old Norsebreiðrbroad
3Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide

Words derived from “bred”

Every word from Proto-Germanic braidaz →Every word from Old Norse breiðr →Every word from Old Swedish breþer →
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