Where does “broadcastress” come from?
broadcastress (English) comes from English broadcaster, from English broadcast, 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.
broadcastress (English): A female broadcaster
Definitions
- A female broadcaster
Ancestry of “broadcastress”, step by step
broadcastress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English broadcaster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | broadcaster | An organisation that engages in the activity of... |
| 2 | English | broadcast | Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast... |
| 3 | English | broad | Wide in extent or scope; Extended, in the sense... |
| 4 | German | braut | inflection of brauen: ## third-person singular... |
| 5 | Middle High German | brūt | concubine |
| 6 | Old High German | brūt | daughter-in-law, bride; bride |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *brūdi | bride |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | brūdiz | bride |