Where does “brodu” come from?
brodu (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto brodi, from French broder, from Old French broder, from Old French brosder, from Frankish bruzdōn, from Proto-Germanic bruzdōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
brodu (Esperanto): imperative of brodi
Definitions
- imperative of brodi
Ancestry of “brodu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | brodi | to stitch; to embroider |
| 2 | French | broder | to embroider |
| 3 | Old French | broder | to embroider |
| 4 | Old French | brosder | Alternative form of broder |
| 5 | Frankish | bruzdōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bruzdōną | to prick |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |