Where does “broð” come from?

broð (Middle English) comes from Old Norse broddr, from Proto-Germanic bruzdaz, from Proto-Germanic brazdaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrostos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

broð (Middle English): Alternative form of broth

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of broth

Ancestry of “broð”, step by step

broð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse broddr

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

via Old English brād

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrādbroad, flat, open, extended, spacious, wide,...
2Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
3Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide

Words derived from “broð”

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