The story
- Old English · derived frombrād“broad”
- English todayBroadwell
From Old English brād (“broad”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishbrād all →
broadBradleyBradfordbradybroadenBradshawBradburyBroadbentBradstreetBradfieldBraidwoodbroadusBradwayBraybrookeBradmoreBroadclyst
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.