Broad

Morpheme

Broad

Type

free base

Denotation

not narrow, wide, open, extended

Etymology

Middle English brood, brode; Old English brād

Evidence

abroad, broad, broadaxe, broadband, broadbill, broadbrimmed, broadcloth, broaden, broader, broadest, broadhead, broadish, broadleaf, broadline, broadloom, broadly, broadmouth, broadness, broadpiece, broads, broadscale, broadshare, broadsheet, broadside, broadsword, broadtail, broadway, broadwing, broadwise, overbroad, ultrabroad

Notes

<oa> related to <ea> in Breadth