Where does “brōd” come from?

brōd (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic brōduz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₁- — warm; breath, mist, vapour, steam.

brōd (Old English): brood; foetus; breeding, hatching

Definitions

  1. brood; foetus; breeding, hatching

Ancestry of “brōd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrōduzheat, warmth, incubation; brood; breeding
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₁-warm; breath, mist, vapour, steam

Words derived from “brōd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brōduz →