English word breed comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrēǵ-, Proto-Germanic *brēdaną (To roast (meat). To warm, heat, broil.), Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewe-, Proto-Germanic *brōaną (To singe, warm, brew.), Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁-, Proto-Germanic *braidaz (Broad, wide.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *bʰrēǵ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to shine |
| *brēdaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To roast (meat). To warm, heat, broil. |
| *bʰrewe- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *brōaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To singe, warm, brew. |
| *bʰreh₁- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *braidaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Broad, wide. |
| *breh- | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *bʰrē- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to carry, to bear, to carry, transport, to carry, bear |
| *braidijaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To broaden, make broad, extend. |
| *bregdaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To flicker, flutter, jerk, tug (on), twitch, flinch, move, swing. |
| brǣdan | Old English (ang) | |
| *brōduz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Brood; breeding. Heat, warmth, incubation. |
| *brōdijaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To breed. To keep warm; brood. |
| breġdan | Old English (ang) | |
| breden | Middle English (enm) | |
| breed | English (eng) | (informal) A group of people with shared characteristics.. A race or lineage; offspring or issue.. All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies. (intransitive) To have birth; to be produced or multiplied.. (obsolete, intransitive) To be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated, or to grow, like young before birth.. (transitive) To give birth to; to be the native place of.. Of [...] |