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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/braidijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *braidijaną. Equivalent to *braid (“broad”) + *-jan.
Verb
*braidijan
- to broaden, make broad, extend
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *braidijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *braididā | |
| Infinitive | *braidijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *braidijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *braidijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *braidijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *braidiju | *braididā |
| 2nd singular | *braidisi | *braididēs, *braididōs |
| 3rd singular | *braidiþi | *braididē, *braididā |
| 1st plural | *braidijum | *braididum |
| 2nd plural | *braidiþ | *braididud |
| 3rd plural | *braidijanþ | *braididun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *braidijē | *braididī |
| 2nd singular | *braidijēs | *braididī |
| 3rd singular | *braidijē | *braididī |
| 1st plural | *braidijēm | *braididīm |
| 2nd plural | *braidijēþ | *braididīd |
| 3rd plural | *braidijēn | *braididīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *braidi | |
| Plural | *braidiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *braidijandī | *braidid |
Descendants
- Old English: brǣdan
- Middle English: breden
- English: brede, bread
- Middle English: breden
- Old Dutch: brēden, *breiden
- Middle Dutch: brêden, breiden
- ⇒ Middle Dutch: verbrêden, verbreiden
- Dutch: verbreden, verbreiden
- ⇒ Middle Dutch: verbrêden, verbreiden
- Middle Dutch: brêden, breiden
- Old High German: breiten
- Middle High German: breiten
- German: breiten
- Middle High German: breiten