bredan

Part of speech: verb
IPA: /ˈbre.dɑn/
Syllables: ˈbre · dɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: breed

bredan1 · verb · alternative form

Senses

alternative form of breġdan

bredan2 · verb

Senses

to bear offspring

Etymology

See main entry.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰroh₁tús Proto-Germanic *brōduz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *brōdijaną Proto-West Germanic *brōdijan Old English brēdan Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *brōdijan, from Proto-Germanic *brōdijaną.

Descendants

breed

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