Where does “broad” come from?

broad (English) comes from German braut, from Middle High German brūt, from Old High German brūt, from Proto-West Germanic *brūdi, from Proto-Germanic brūdiz — bride.

broad (English): Wide in extent or scope; Extended, in the sense...

Definitions

  1. Wide in extent or scope; Extended, in the sense...

Ancestry of “broad”, step by step

broad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German braut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrautinflection of brauen: ## third-person singular...
2Middle High Germanbrūtconcubine
3Old High Germanbrūtdaughter-in-law, bride; bride
4Proto-West Germanic*brūdibride
5Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride

via Middle English broð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbroðAlternative form of broth
2Old Englishbrādbroad, flat, open, extended, spacious, wide,...
3Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
4Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide

Words derived from “broad”

Every word from Proto-Germanic brūdiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brūdi →Every word from Old High German brūt →