Etymology

Braidwood

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Today it means: A village south of Carluke, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8448). Full definition →

Old English brād
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The story

  1. Old English · derived frombrād“broad”
  2. English todayBraidwood

From Old English brād (“broad”) + wudu (“wood”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishbrād all →

broadBradleyBradfordbradybroadenBradshawBradburyBroadbentBradstreetBradfieldbroadusBradwayBroadwellBraybrookeBradmoreBroadclyst

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