abread (comparative more abread, superlative most abread)
From Middle English abrede, on brede, from a-, on (“on”) + brede (“breadth”), from Old English brǣdu (“breadth”), from Proto-Germanic *braidį̄ (“breadth”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)per-, *(s)prei- (“to destroy, scatter”). Cognate with Dutch breedte (“breadth”), German Breite (“breadth, width”), Swedish bredd (“breadth”). More at broad.