prod

prod · verb, noun¹

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*bruzdaz
2. Old Norse · derived frombroddr“shaft, spike, thorn”
3. Middle English · inherited frombrodden“to goad, incite, urge; to sprout”
4. English todayprod

Alteration of earlier brod (perhaps through influence of poke; compare prog), from Middle English brodden (“to goad, incite, urge; to sprout”), from brod (“goad, nail; shoot, sprout”), from Old Norse broddr (“shaft, spike, thorn”), from Proto-Germanic *bruzdaz. Cognate with Icelandic broddur, Danish brod. Doublet of brad. Or, from or influenced by sound symbolism.

prod · noun²

Shortened from production.

Prod · noun³

Clipping of Protestant, as pronounced in an accent with flapping.

Words from the same roots