*bredą

Runic: ᛒᚱᛖᛞᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈbre.ðɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

board, plank, shelf

Of uncertain origin. Likely a derivative of *brezdaz (‘board, plank, shelf’).

*bred (Proto-West Germanic)
- *bret (Old Dutch)
  - bret, bert, bart (Middle Dutch)
    - berd (Dutch)
    - braed (Limburgish)
*bred (Proto-West Germanic)
- bred (Old English)
  - bred, brede (Middle English)
    - bred, bread, braid, brade, brad Scots: bred, braid, brad (English)
*bred (Proto-West Germanic)
- *bred (Old Frisian)
  - bret (West Frisian)
*bred (Proto-West Germanic)
- brët (Old High German)
  - brët (Middle High German)
    - Brett, Brät (Central Franconian)
    - Brett (German)
    - ברעט (bret) (Yiddish)
*bred (Proto-West Germanic)
- bred (Old Saxon)
  - bred, bret (Middle Low German)
    - Brett (Low German)
*bræddi (Old Norse)
- bræd (Old Danish)
  - bred (Danish)
*bræddi (Old Norse)
- bredd (Norwegian)
*bræddi (Old Norse)
- brædder, bræd (Old Swedish)
  - brädd (Swedish)