An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Brodem

by Friedrich Kluge

Brodem, m., ‘fume, exhalation,’ from MidHG. brā̆dem, m., ‘vapour,’ OHG. brâdam, ‘vapour, breath, heat.’ AS. brœ̂þ, ‘vapour, breath, wind,’ E. breath, are perhaps cognate, so too ModHG. braten?.