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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *brid- (breñd-a-) vb., *brad-ā̂ f., *brad-a- c., *brad-s-l-a-, -ia- c., -ā̂ f., *brad-ī̂-, -ā̂- vb.
Meaning: wade
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: brìsti (breñda, brìdō) 'waten', bradà 'durchweichtes Erdreich, Kot, Schmutz, Schlamm', brãda-s 'Fischfang', brastvà 'Furt'
Lettish: brist (brìedu/-ìenu, bridu) 'waten'; bradât (-ãju), bradīt 'waten'; brasls, braslis, brasla 'Furt, Stelle, wo man durchwaten kann; ein kleiner mit Gras bewachsener Bach, den man durchwaten kann'
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *b(h)red(h)-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: to wade, to jump over
Slavic: *brestī, *brodъ, *bredenь
Baltic: *brid- (breñd-a-) vb., *brad-ā̂ f., *brad-a- c., *brad-s-l-a- c., *brad-ī̂-, -ā̂- vb.
Albanian: broth (aor. brotha) 'hüpfen'
Russ. meaning: идти вброд, перепрыгивать
References: Fraenkel 58
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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: бреду́,
Near etymology: брести́, русск.-цслав. бредѫ, брести, непрѣбрьдомъ "непроходимый", укр. бреду́, брести́, словен. brédem, brésti "иду в брод", brȇst "брод", чеш. bředu, břísti, польск. brnąć "идти вброд, идти через грязь, топь" из *brьdnǫti.
Further etymology: Родственно лит. bredù, bridaũ, brìsti "идти вброд", brýdau, brýdoti "стоять в воде", алб. breth "прыгаю", прош. вр. brodha (из. *brēd-). Другая ступень корневого гласного: брод; см. Бернекер 1, 83; М. -- Э. 1, 333; Г. Майер, Alb. Wb. 46; IF 5, 181. Бернекер (там же), Лиден (Tochar. St. 10), Видеман (ВВ, 30, 210) оспаривают, едва ли справедливо, связь с алб. словом.
Trubachev's comments: [Во 2-й пол. XVII в. часто в знач. "идти, передвигаться пешком"; см. Кокрон, Wien. slav. Jb., 2, 1952, стр. 150 и сл. -- Т.]
Pages: 1,210-211
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 289
Root: bhred(h?)-
English meaning: to wade, wander
German meaning: `waten', im Bsl. auch `plantschen, die Zeit vergeuden; Unsinn schwatzen'
Derivatives: bhrod(h)o-s `Furt'
Material: Thrak. ON Bρέδαι; lig. VN Brodionti; vgl. gall. FlN Bredanna, frz. La Brenne, ON Bροδεντία(Bayern).

    Alb. breth, Aor. brodha `hüpfen'.

    Lit. bredù (ostlit. brendù), bridaũ, brìsti `waten', Iter. bradaũ, -ýti `waten', brastà, brastvà `Furt (kotige)', bradà `Schlamm', brãdas m. `Fischfang' (= slav. brodъ), mit sek. Ablaut brỹdis m. `das Waten, Gang ins Wasser', Iter. braidaũ, -ýti `fortgesetzt umherwaten'; lett. brìenu (mdartl. brìedu = ostlit. brendù), bridu, brist, Iter. bradât `waten; mit Füßen treten; Albernes sprechen', braslis m. `Furt', brìdis m. `Weile, kurze Zeit'; apr. Chucunbrast `des Teufels Durchfahrt'; Schwundstufe ir = *r̥ noch in lit. birdà `nasser Kot', apr. Birdaw, Seename.

    Russ.-ksl. bredu, bresti `durch eine Furt waten' (tiefstufig Präs. *brьdǫ in neprěbrъdomъ `nicht durchwatbar', Aor. pribrьde, vgl. ačech. přěbrde `wird durchwaten', poln. brnąć `waten' aus *brьdnǫti), russ. bredú, brestí `langsam gehen, mit dem Zugnetz fischen', bréditь `Unsinn schwatzen, phantasieren', bred, bredína `Weide' (`da oft im Wasser stehend'), r.-ksl., russ. (usw.) brodъ `Furt', iter. r.-ksl. broditi `waten', russ. brodítь `langsam gehen, schleichen, umherschweifen; gären', skr. bròditi `waten'.

References: WP. II 201 f., Trautmann 37, Mühlenbach-Endzelin 332 f.
Pages: 164
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *bVrdV
Meaning: ford
Indo-European: *bhre[dh]- 'to ford, roam'
Altaic: *bét`a / *p`éda
Kartvelian: *bo(r)d-
Dravidian: *pàḍ-
References: МССНЯ 332, ND 241 *bAR(V)dV 'to pass; way, road' (IE, Kart, with dubious SH and Drav. parallels).
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *bétà / *pédà
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: sea, ford
Russian meaning: море, брод
Tungus-Manchu: *pedē-
Korean: *pàtá-h, *pàdắr
Japanese: *bátá
Comments: An Eastern isogloss, with a peculiar variation of laryngeal features. Cf. perhaps Mong. bide- (? L 108: bitü-) 'to wander' (for semantics cf. Russ. брод 'ford' - бродить 'wander').
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *pedē-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to ford, cross over
Russian meaning: переехать, переправиться
Evenki: hedē-
Literary Manchu: fida-, fide-
Solon: edelbū-
Comments: ТМС 2, 360.
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Korean etymology :

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Proto-Korean: *pàtá-h, *pàdắr
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: sea
Russian meaning: море
Modern Korean: pada
Middle Korean: pàtá (pàtáh-), pàrắr
Comments: Nam 236, 238, KED 703.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *bátá
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: 1 sea 2 to ford
Russian meaning: 1 море 2 переправляться, переходить вброд
Old Japanese: wata 1, watar- 2
Middle Japanese: wátár- 2
Tokyo: wàtaru 2
Kyoto: wátár- 2
Kagoshima: watár- 2
Comments: JLTT 783.
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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *bo(r)d-
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: бредить
English meaning: to rave
Georgian: bod-
Megrel: bordiš-
Laz: bod-
Laz meaning (Rus.): бредить, беспокойно сновать
Laz meaning (Eng.): to rave, wander
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 52, EWK 58. Климов (ibid.), а вслед за ним Иллич-Свитыч (МСНЯ 332) сравнивают ПИЕ *bhred(h)- 'идти вброд, бродить, бредить' < ностр. *bVrdV. Из алтайского ср. *bet`a / *peda 'брод'.
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Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-Dravidian : *pàḍ-
Meaning : pond, tank
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Proto-South Dravidian: *paḍ-
Proto-Telugu : *paḍ-
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South Dravidian etymology :

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Proto-South Dravidian : *paḍ-
Meaning : tank, pond
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Tamil : paṭu
Tamil meaning : tank, pond, deep pool
Tamil derivates : paṭukar pit, hole, hollow, tank, ricefield, agricultural tract; paṭuvam slushy field; paṭṭam tank, pond
Malayalam : paṭu
Malayalam meaning : a rough tank
Kodagu : paḍɨ
Kodagu meaning : swamp
Number in DED : 3856
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Telugu etymology :

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Proto-Telugu : *paḍ-
Meaning : small pit containing water
Dravidian etymology: Dravidian etymology
Telugu : paḍiya
Dialectal forms (1) : paḍe
Additional forms : Also paḍuva a low ground
Number in DED : 3856
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