Where does “prebroadcast” come from?

prebroadcast (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.

prebroadcast (English): Before a broadcast

Definitions

  1. Before a broadcast

Ancestry of “prebroadcast”, step by step

prebroadcast 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 pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpreBefore; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To...
2Latinpraebefore; in front; in front of
3Proto-Italicpraibefore; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Germanic brūdizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *brūdiEvery word from Old High German brūt
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