Where does “broadest” come from?
Broadest comes from Middle English brode, from Old English brād meaning wide, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₁- meaning to break or spread.
broadest (English): superlative form of broad: most broad
Definitions
- superlative form of broad: most broad
Ancestry of “broadest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brūdiz | bride |