Where does “bród” come from?

bród (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic brodъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic brádas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrodʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰredʰ- — to wade.

bród (Old Polish): ford

Definitions

  1. ford

Ancestry of “bród”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbrodъford
2Proto-Balto-Slavicbrádasford
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrodʰ-o-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰredʰ-to wade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰredʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrodʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic brádas →