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Where does “pretelecast” come from?

pretelecast (English) comes from English telecast, from English -cast, from English broadcast, from English broad, from German braut, from Middle High German brūt, from Old High German brūt, from Proto-West Germanic *brūdi — bride.

pretelecast (English): Prior to a telecast

Definitions

  1. Prior to a telecast

Ancestry of “pretelecast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtelecastTo broadcast by television; To broadcast a...
2English-castForming words for audiovisual content distributed...
3EnglishbroadcastCast or scattered widely in all directions; cast...
4EnglishbroadWide in extent or scope; Extended, in the sense...
5Germanbrautinflection of brauen: ## third-person singular...
6Middle High Germanbrūtconcubine
7Old High Germanbrūtdaughter-in-law, bride; bride
8Proto-West Germanic*brūdi—
9Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride
Every word from Proto-Germanic brūdiz →