Where does “brodd” come from?

brodd (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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.

brodd (Norwegian Nynorsk): a stinger; a crampon

Definitions

  1. a stinger; a crampon

Ancestry of “brodd”, step by step

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

Words derived from “brodd”

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