Where does “broid” come from?

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

broid (Irish): captive; captives; captivity, bondage; distress

Definitions

  1. captive; captives; captivity, bondage; distress

Ancestry of “broid”, step by step

broid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish bruitid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbruitidgoads, pricks
2Old Irishbrotgoad; spike
3Proto-Celtic*brazdos—
4Proto-Indo-European*bʰresdʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Old Irish broit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbroitact of plundering, robbing; spoil, plunder,...
2Old Irishbratspoil, plunder, robbery

Words derived from “broid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →