Words that come from Proto-West Germanic “brōþer”

83 words across 21 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic brōþer — including brother, brethren, Bubba, stepbrother, bub, brotha, bruh, bubby.

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English (31)

German (14)

Dutch (10)

Middle English (6)

Scots (3)

Luxembourgish (2)

Tok Pisin (2)

Old English (2)

Sranan Tongo (1)

Tagalog (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Old High German (1)

Nigerian Pidgin (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Korean (1)

Central Franconian (1)

Chinese (1)

Middle High German (1)

Pennsylvania German (1)

Portuguese (1)