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Where does “bród” come from?

bród (Irish) comes from Old Irish brot, from Proto-Celtic *brazdos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰresdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

bród (Irish): pride

Definitions

  1. pride

Ancestry of “bród”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbrotgoad; spike
2Proto-Celtic*brazdos—
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰresdʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
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