Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/braidaz

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

Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr-oy-tos, a participle from an i-present of *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”); compare Lithuanian ber̃ti (“to strew, scatter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɑi̯.ðɑz/

Adjective

*braidaz

1. broad, wide

Inflection

Declension of *braidaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*braidaz	*braidai	*braidō	*braidôz	*braidą, -atō	*braidō
Accusative	*braidanǭ	*braidanz	*braidǭ	*braidōz	*braidą, -atō	*braidō
Genitive	*braidas, -is	*braidaizǫ̂	*braidaizōz	*braidaizǫ̂	*braidas, -is	*braidaizǫ̂
Dative	*braidammai	*braidaimaz	*braidaizōi	*braidaimaz	*braidammai	*braidaimaz
Instrumental	*braidanō	*braidaimiz	*braidaizō	*braidaimiz	*braidanō	*braidaimiz
Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*braidô	*braidaniz	*braidǭ	*braidōniz	*braidô	*braidōnō
Accusative	*braidanų	*braidanunz	*braidōnų	*braidōnunz	*braidô	*braidōnō
Genitive	*braidiniz	*braidanǫ̂	*braidōniz	*braidōnǫ̂	*braidiniz	*braidanǫ̂
Dative	*braidini	*braidammaz	*braidōni	*braidōmaz	*braidini	*braidammaz
Instrumental	*braidinē	*braidammiz	*braidōnē	*braidōmiz	*braidinē	*braidammiz

Derived terms

• *braidį̄
• *braidijaną
• *braidiþō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *braid
  • Old English: brād
    • Middle English: brood, brod, brode
      • English: broad
      • Scots: braid
      • Yola: brode
  • Old Frisian: brēd
    • North Frisian:

      Föhr-Amrum: briad

      Goesharde: briid

      Halligen: briad

      Mooring: briidj

      Sylt: breer

      Wiedingharde: briidj

    • Saterland Frisian: breed
    • West Frisian: brie
  • Old Saxon: brēd
    • Middle Low German: *brêd
      • German Low German:

        Altmärkisch: breet

        Low Prussian, Westphalian (Bentheimisch, Westmünsterländisch): breed

        Westphalian:

        Dortmundisch: braẹ̆t

        Sauerländisch: bräit, brait (Elpe, Felbecke, Finnentrop, Attendorn, Elspe), brǟt (Niedersfeld)

        East Westphalian: breit (Lippe)

        Eastphalian: breit (Wedemark)

  • Old Dutch: *brēd, *breid, *brēt
    • Middle Dutch: brêet
      • Dutch: breed
        • Afrikaans: breed
        • Berbice Creole Dutch: brete
        • Negerhollands: breed
        • → Caribbean Javanese: bradi (via Sranan Tongo)
        • → West Frisian: breed
      • Limburgish: breid
      • Zealandic: breêd
  • Old High German: breit
    • Middle High German: breit
      • Bavarian: brad, broad
      • Central Franconian: breet
      • German: breit
      • Hunsrik: breid
      • Luxembourgish: breet
      • Vilamovian: braat
      • Yiddish: ברייט (breyt)
• Old Norse: breiðr
  • Icelandic: breiður
  • Faroese: breiður
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: brei, breid
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: brei
  • Old Swedish: brēþer
    • Swedish: bred
  • Danish: bred
    • Norwegian Bokmål: bred
• Gothic: 𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (braiþs)