Where does “prod” come from?

Production derives from Old French production, from Latin productio (noun formed from the suffix -tio), from Latin duco meaning "to lead," with the prefix pro- from Proto-Indo-European pro- and the root from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-.

prod (English): To poke, to push, to touch; To encourage, to...

Definitions

  1. To poke, to push, to touch; To encourage, to...

Ancestry of “prod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbrodden—
2Middle EnglishbroðAlternative form of broth
3Old Norsebroddrspike; a kind of shaft; sting
4Proto-Germanicbruzdazpoint, spike, thorn
5Proto-Germanicbrazdazedge, brim
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrostos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “prod”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrostos →Every word from Proto-Germanic brazdaz →