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Where does “broodeth” come from?

broodeth (English) comes from English brood, from Middle English brood, from Old English brād, from Proto-West Germanic braid, from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.

broodeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “broodeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbroodThe young of certain animals, especially a group...
2Middle Englishbroodbroad
3Old Englishbrādbroad, flat, open, extended, spacious, wide,...
4Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
5Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide
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