Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/braidōn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *braid (“broad, wide”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*braidōn

to make broad, make wide, spread

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*braidōn
1st sg. past	*braidōdā
Infinitive	*braidōn
Genitive infin.	*braidōnijas
Dative infin.	*braidōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*braidōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*braidō	*braidōdā
2nd singular	*braidōs	braidōdēs, braidōdōs
3rd singular	*braidōþ	braidōdē, braidōdā
1st plural	*braidōm	*braidōdum
2nd plural	*braidōþ	*braidōdud
3rd plural	*braidōnþ	*braidōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*braidō	*braidōdī
2nd singular	*braidōs	*braidōdī
3rd singular	*braidō	*braidōdī
1st plural	*braidōm	*braidōdīm
2nd plural	*braidōþ	*braidōdīd
3rd plural	*braidōn	*braidōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*braidō
Plural	*braidōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*braidōndī	*braidōd

Derived terms

*gabraidōn
- Old English: gebrādian
- Old High German: gibreitōn

Related terms

Descendants

Old English: *brādian
- Middle English: braden, broden
Old Frisian: *brēdia
- West Frisian: *breedzje
  - ⇒ West Frisian: ferbreedzje
Old Saxon: *brēdōn
- Middle Low German: brêden
Old Dutch: *brēdon
- Middle Dutch: brêden, breiden
  - Dutch: breden, breiden
Old High German: *breitōn
- Middle High German: breiten
  - German: breiten
- ⇒ Old High German: wītbreitōn
  - ⇒ Old High German: giwītbreitōn