Etymology of the English word abroad
the English word
abroadderived from the English word
a-using the Greek prefix
a-, ἀ- (an- not, without)
derived from the English word
a-derived from the English word
broadderived from the English word
bradderived from the Old Norse word
broddrderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*brozda-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhreu-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*braithazDate
The earliest known usage of abroad in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
