Where does “brod” come from?

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

brod (Slovak): ford, crossing, location where a stream is shallow

Definitions

  1. ford, crossing, location where a stream is shallow

Ancestry of “brod”, 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 →