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
- Before a broadcast
Ancestry of “prebroadcast”, step by step
prebroadcast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English broadcast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | broadcast | Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast... |
| 2 | English | broad | Wide in extent or scope; Extended, in the sense... |
| 3 | German | braut | inflection of brauen: ## third-person singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | brūt | concubine |
| 5 | Old High German | brūt | daughter-in-law, bride; bride |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *brūdi | bride |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | brūdiz | bride |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |