Where does “brord” come from?

brord (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *broʀd, from Proto-Germanic bruzdaz, from Proto-Germanic brazdaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrostos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

brord (Old English): point; a spire of grass or corn

Definitions

  1. point; a spire of grass or corn

Ancestry of “brord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*broʀdpoint, spike
2Proto-Germanicbruzdazpoint, spike, thorn
3Proto-Germanicbrazdazedge, brim
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrostos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrostos →Every word from Proto-Germanic brazdaz →