English word broad comes from Proto-Germanic *braidaz (Broad, wide.), Proto-Indo-European *bʰroh₁tús, Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-, Proto-Germanic *brōaną (To singe, warm, brew.), Proto-Germanic *brazdaz
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *braidaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Broad, wide. |
| *bʰroh₁tús | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *bʰrewh₁- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *brōaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To singe, warm, brew. |
| *brazdaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| brad | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Broad. |
| *bʰerē- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *bruzdaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Point, spike, thorn. |
| *brēdô | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Flesh, meat. Muscle. |
| broddr | Old Norse (non) | A kind of shaft. Prick, goad. Spike. Sting (of an insect). The front of a column or body of men. The prime (of one's life). |
| brād | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| *brōduz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Brood; breeding. Heat, warmth, incubation. |
| brōd | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| brode | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| broad | English (eng) | (UK) A shallow lake, one of a number of bodies of water in eastern Norfolk and Suffolk.. (UK, historical) A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656.. (US, dated) A woman or girl.. (dated) A prostitute, a woman of loose morals.. A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of cylinders. (Gaelic languages) Velarized, i.e. not palatalized.. [...] |