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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”

  • broad
  • abroad
  • broadly
  • brood
  • brooding
  • broadband
  • broaden
  • broadest
  • broadside
  • broadcloth
  • broadsword
  • overbroad
  • broadsheet
  • broadleaf
  • brooder
  • broodstock
  • broadminded
  • broadbrimmed
  • broodingly
  • broadmindedness
  • broadbill
  • broadaxe
  • broadish
  • broadscale
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