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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

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

Words derived from “brode”

  • broad
  • broadly
  • broadband
  • broaden
  • broadest
  • broadside
  • broadcloth
  • broadsword
  • overbroad
  • broadsheet
  • broadleaf
  • broadminded
  • broadbrimmed
  • broadmindedness
  • broadbill
  • broadaxe
  • broadish
  • broadscale
  • broadhead
  • broadway
  • broadloom
  • broadbrim
  • ultrabroadband
  • ultrabroad
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