Where does “Braford” come from?
Braford (English) comes from English Hereford, from Middle English Hereford, from Old English Hereford, from Old English sċīr, from Old English burna, from Proto-West Germanic brunnō, from Proto-Germanic brunnô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₁wr̥ — to bear, carry.
Braford (English): A cross between a Hereford bull and a Brahman cow, or a Hereford cow and a Brahman bull
Definitions
- A cross between a Hereford bull and a Brahman cow, or a Hereford cow and a Brahman bull
Ancestry of “Braford”, step by step
Braford traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hereford
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hereford | OS grid ref SO5140 |
| 2 | Middle English | Hereford | — |
| 3 | Old English | Hereford | — |
| 4 | Old English | sċīr | bright; shire; county |
| 5 | Old English | burna | stream |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | brunnō | well, spring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | brunnô | source; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₁wr̥ | well, spring, source |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via English Brahman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Brahman | A breed of beef cattle from India; A Brahmin |
| 2 | Hindi | ब्राह्मण | a Brahmin |
| 3 | Sanskrit | ब्राह्मण | relating to or given by a Brahmin, befitting or... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | ब्रह्मन् | pious effusion or utterance, outpouring of the... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |