Etymology

inbreed

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Today it means: To breed or reproduce with those that are related. Full definition →

English breed ← Middle English breden ← Old English brēdan
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Germanic*in
  3. Proto-West Germanic*in
  4. Old Englishin
  5. Old Englishin-
  6. Middle Englishin-
  7. Englishin-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰreh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰroh₁tús
  10. Proto-Germanic*brōduz
  11. Proto-Germanic*brōdijaną
  12. Proto-West Germanic*brōdijan
  13. Old Englishbrēdan
  14. Middle Englishbreden
  15. Englishbreed
  16. English todayinbreed

From in- + breed.

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