From Old English 'brād' (wide, spacious), from Proto-Germanic *braidaz — unchanged in meaning for over a millennium.
Having a large distance from side to side; wide.
From Old English 'brād' meaning 'broad, wide, spacious,' from Proto-Germanic *braidaz. The word has remained remarkably stable in meaning for over a thousand years. Key roots: *braidaz (Proto-Germanic: "broad, flat").