Where does “microbroadcast” come from?

microbroadcast (English) comes 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.

microbroadcast (English): A very small-scale broadcast

Definitions

  1. A very small-scale broadcast

Ancestry of “microbroadcast”, step by step

microbroadcast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English broadcast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbroadcastCast or scattered widely in all directions; cast...
2EnglishbroadWide in extent or scope; Extended, in the sense...
3Germanbrautinflection of brauen: ## third-person singular...
4Middle High Germanbrūtconcubine
5Old High Germanbrūtdaughter-in-law, bride; bride
6Proto-West Germanic*brūdibride
7Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Germanic brūdiz