breien
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈbrɛi̯ə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to knit
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch breiden inherited from Old Dutch *bregdan inherited from Proto-Germanic *bregdaną (flinch, twitch, jerk, tug, flicker, flutter, move, swing).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*bregdaną
Gloss
flinch, twitch, jerk, tug, flicker, flutter, move, swing
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abraid English
- braid English
- breikatoen Dutch, Flemish
- breiklos Dutch, Flemish
- breikoker Dutch, Flemish
- breiloon Dutch, Flemish
- breinaald Dutch, Flemish
- breisel Dutch, Flemish
- breiwerk Dutch, Flemish
- katoen Dutch, Flemish
- klos Dutch, Flemish
- koker Dutch, Flemish
- loon Dutch, Flemish
- naald Dutch, Flemish
- werk Dutch, Flemish
- *bʰrēḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *bregdaną Proto-Germanic
- abraiden Middle English
- breiden Middle Dutch
- *bregdan gmw-pro
- *bregdan Old Dutch
- bregdan Old Saxon
- breida Old Frisian