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Where does “brody” come from?

brody (Czech) comes from Czech brod, from Old Czech brod, from Proto-Slavic brodъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic brádas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrodʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰredʰ- — to wade.

brody (Czech): nominative plural of brod; accusative plural of...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of brod; accusative plural of...

Ancestry of “brody”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbrodford
2Old Czechbrod—
3Proto-Slavicbrodъford
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbrádasford
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrodʰ-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰredʰ-to wade
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