Where does “bradu” come from?

bradu (Welsh) comes from Welsh brad, from Middle Welsh brat, from Proto-Brythonic brad, from Proto-Celtic mratom, from Proto-Indo-European merh₂- — to seize, grip; to pack.

bradu (Welsh): to waste, to squander

Definitions

  1. to waste, to squander

Ancestry of “bradu”, step by step

bradu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh brad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshbradtreason; treachery
2Middle Welshbrat—
3Proto-Brythonicbraddeceit, treachery
4Proto-Celticmratomdeceit, betrayal, treachery
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmerh₂-to seize, grip; to pack

via Welsh afradu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshafraduto waste, to squander
2Welsh-uimpression, imprint
3Middle Welsh-u—
4Proto-Brythonic-oβ̃Forms verbal nouns, originally from thematic...

Words derived from “bradu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European merh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mratom →Every word from Proto-Brythonic brad →