Etymology

broody

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Today it means: Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs. Full definition →

Middle English *brody ← Old English brōdiġ
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  1. Old English · inherited frombrōdiġ“broody”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*brody
  3. English todaybroody

From Middle English *brody, *brodi, from Old English brōdiġ (“broody”), equivalent to brood + -y. Cognate with German brütig (“broody”).

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