Where does “Broderick” come from?

Broderick is an English surname derived from Welsh ap, a patronymic prefix meaning "son of," which developed from the earlier Welsh form fab with the same meaning.

Broderick (English): A thorough beating

Definitions

  1. A thorough beating

Ancestry of “Broderick”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshapA patronymic indicator; son of
2WelshfabSoft mutation of mab
3Welshmabboy, son, infant, child of either sex, minor, youth
4Old Welshmapson
5Proto-Brythonicmabson
6Proto-Celticmakʷosson
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱwos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →