Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/braid

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 Proto-Germanic *braidaz.

    Adjective

    *braid

    1. broad, wide

    Inflection

    a-stem
    Singular Masculine
    Nominative *braid
    Genitive *braidas
    Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative *braid *braidu *braid
    Accusative *braidanā *braidā *braid
    Genitive *braidas *braideʀā *braidas
    Dative *braidumē *braideʀē *braidumē
    Instrumental *braidu *braideʀu *braidu
    Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative *braidē *braidō *braidu
    Accusative *braidā *braidā *braidu
    Genitive *braideʀō *braideʀō *braideʀō
    Dative *braidēm, *braidum *braidēm, *braidum *braidēm, *braidum
    Instrumental *braidēm, *braidum *braidēm, *braidum *braidēm, *braidum

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Old English: brād
      • Middle English: brod, brode, brood
        • 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: brēt
    • Old High German: breit
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