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Where does “broadcast” come from?

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

broadcast (English): Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast...

Definitions

  1. Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast...

Ancestry of “broadcast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbroadWide in extent or scope; Extended, in the sense...
2Germanbrautinflection of brauen: ## third-person singular...
3Middle High Germanbrūtconcubine
4Old High Germanbrūtdaughter-in-law, bride; bride
5Proto-West Germanic*brūdi—
6Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride

Words derived from “broadcast”

  • broadcaster
  • unicast
  • rebroadcast
  • nonbroadcast
  • cybercast
  • unbroadcast
  • radiobroadcast
  • broadcastable
  • unbroadcastable
  • rebroadcaster
  • microbroadcast
  • telebroadcast
  • broadcastability
Every word from Proto-Germanic brūdiz →