Where does “abraird” come from?

abraird (Scots) comes from Scots a, from Middle English A, from Middle English I, from Old English iċ, from Proto-West Germanic ik, from Proto-Germanic *ek, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

abraird (Scots): brairded, sprouted

Definitions

  1. brairded, sprouted

Ancestry of “abraird”, step by step

abraird traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scots a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsaa, an; Alternative form of a'
2Middle EnglishA—
3Middle EnglishII (first-person singular subject pronoun)
4Old EnglishiċI
5Proto-West GermanicikI
6Proto-Germanic*ek—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Scots braird

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsbraird—
2Old Englishbrerdedge; spike, corner
3Proto-West Germanic*breʀd—
4Proto-Germanic*brezdaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ek →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ik →