Where does “Bradford” come from?

Bradford comes from Old English ford, from Proto-Germanic furduz meaning "passage," from Proto-Indo-European pértus, ultimately from the root per- meaning "to go through."

Bradford (English): A shaken martini

Definitions

  1. A shaken martini

Ancestry of “Bradford”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfordford
2Proto-West Germanicfurduford
3Proto-Germanicfurduzford
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “Bradford”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus →
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