Where does “bredbent” come from?

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

bredbent (Swedish): wide-legged (having the legs far apart)

Definitions

  1. wide-legged (having the legs far apart)

Ancestry of “bredbent”, step by step

bredbent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bred

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbredbroad, wide; having great width
2Old Swedishbreþerbroad, wide
3Old Norsebreiðrbroad
4Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide

via Swedish bent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbent—
Every word from Proto-Germanic braidaz →Every word from Old Norse breiðr →Every word from Old Swedish breþer →
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