Where does “bro” come from?

bro (Danish) comes from Old Danish bro, from Old East Norse brō, from Proto-Germanic brōwō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruh- — beam; bridge; beam, bridge.

bro (Danish): bridge

Definitions

  1. bridge

Ancestry of “bro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishbro
2Old East Norsebrō
3Proto-Germanicbrōwōbridge; brow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰruh-beam; bridge; beam, bridge

Words derived from “bro

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruh-