Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/braidiþō

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

From *braidaz +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɑi̯.ði.θɔː/

Noun

*braidiþō f

  1. breadth

Inflection

Declension of *braidiþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *braidiþō *braidiþôz
vocative *braidiþō *braidiþôz
accusative *braidiþǭ *braidiþōz
genitive *braidiþōz *braidiþǫ̂
dative *braidiþōi *braidiþōmaz
instrumental *braidiþō *braidiþōmiz

Descendants

Note: The West Germanic forms listed are late and may be analogical formations based on descendants of *langiþō, *hauhiþō, etc.; West Germanic languages (including Old English and Old Dutch) otherwise use reflexes of *braidį̄ instead.

  • Old English:
  • Old Saxon: *brēditha
    • Middle Low German:
      • Low German: Breddt, Breddte
  • Old Dutch: *brēditha
  • Old Norse: breidd
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