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Where does “brad” come from?

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

brad (Old English): broad, flat, open, extended, spacious, wide,...

Definitions

  1. broad, flat, open, extended, spacious, wide,...

Ancestry of “brad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbraidbroad, wide
2Proto-Germanicbraidazbroad, wide

Words derived from “brad”

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