Where does “בראָדער” come from?

בראָדער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish בראָד, from Ukrainian Броди, from Ukrainian брід, from Proto-Slavic brodъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic brádas, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrodʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰredʰ- — to wade.

בראָדער (Yiddish): A person from Brody; From or relating to the city...

Definitions

  1. A person from Brody; From or relating to the city...

Ancestry of “בראָדער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1YiddishבראָדBrody city in modern western Ukraine
2UkrainianБроди—
3Ukrainianбрідford
4Proto-Slavicbrodъford
5Proto-Balto-Slavicbrádasford
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrodʰ-o-s—
7Proto-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 →