inbreed

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inbreed

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Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Italic *n̥-

Latin in-bor.

Middle English in-

English in-

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

Middle English breden

English breed

English inbreed

From in- + breed.

verb inbreeds · inbreeding · inbred · imbreed

  1. To breed or reproduce with those that are related.
  2. To breed with those that share common traits or qualities.
  3. To produce or generate within.

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