Where does “braird” come from?
braird (Scots) comes from Old English brerd, from Proto-West Germanic *breʀd, from Proto-Germanic *brezdaz.
Ancestry of “braird”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | brerd | edge; spike, corner |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *breʀd | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *brezdaz | — |
Words derived from “braird”