Where does “bredbrättad” come from?

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

bredbrättad (Swedish): broadbrimmed

Definitions

  1. broadbrimmed

Ancestry of “bredbrättad”, step by step

bredbrättad 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 brätte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbrättea brim of a hat
Every word from Proto-Germanic braidaz →Every word from Old Norse breiðr →Every word from Old Swedish breþer →