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
Ancestry of “Bradford”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ford | ford |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | furdu | ford |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | furduz | ford |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |