Where does “brode” come from?

brode (Middle English) comes from Old English brād, from Proto-West Germanic braid, from Proto-Germanic braidaz — broad, wide.

brode (Middle English): Alternative form of bourden

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bourden

Ancestry of “brode”, step by step

brode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English brād

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

via Middle English bourden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbourdenTo jape; to make fun of or practice humour; To...
2Old Frenchbourder—
3Frenchbourdestumble, blunder, error
Every word from Proto-Germanic braidaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic braid →Every word from Old English brād →
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