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
- Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast...
Ancestry of “broadcast”, step by step
broadcast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English broad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | broad | Wide in extent or scope; Extended, in the sense... |
| 2 | German | braut | inflection of brauen: ## third-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | brūt | concubine |
| 4 | Old High German | brūt | daughter-in-law, bride; bride |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *brūdi | bride |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brūdiz | bride |