Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/braidį̄

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *braidaz +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɑi̯.ðĩː/

Noun

*braidį̄ f

1. breadth

Inflection

īn-stemDeclension of *braidį̄ (īn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*braidį̄	*braidīniz
vocative	*braidį̄	*braidīniz
accusative	*braidīnų	*braidīnunz
genitive	*braidīniz	*braidīnǫ̂
dative	*braidīni	*braidīmaz
instrumental	*braidīnē	*braidīmiz

Related terms

• *braidiþō

Descendants

• Old English: brǣdu
  • Middle English: brede
    • English: bread (“breadth”) (dialectal)
    • Scots: brede, breid
• Old Frisian: brēde
  • (Saterland Frisian: Bratte)
  • (West Frisian: breedte)
• Old Saxon: brēda
  • Middle Low German: brêde, breide
    • (German Low German: Breddte, Breddt)
• Old Dutch: *brēdi, *breidi
  • Middle Dutch: *brēde
• Old High German: breitī, *breitīn
  • Middle High German: breite; breiten
    • German: Breite
    • Luxembourgish: Breet