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Where does “brod” come from?

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

brod (Manx): goad, spur, prick, nudge, jab, stimulus

Definitions

  1. goad, spur, prick, nudge, jab, stimulus

Ancestry of “brod”, step by step

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

Words derived from “brod”

  • broddag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →