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Where does “bror” come from?

bror (Danish) comes from Old Norse bróðir, from Proto-Germanic brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

bror (Danish): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “bror”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebróðirbrother
2Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

Words derived from “bror”

  • navnebror
  • halvbror
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →