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Where does “drinkebroer” come from?

drinkebroer (Dutch) comes from Dutch broer, from Dutch broeder, from Dutch broeden, from Middle Dutch broeden, from Old Dutch bruoden, from Proto-Germanic brōdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₁- — warm; breath, mist, vapour, steam.

drinkebroer (Dutch): alcoholic

Definitions

  1. alcoholic

Ancestry of “drinkebroer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbroerbrother
2Dutchbroederbrother, male sibling; friar, member -especially...
3Dutchbroedento breed; to brood
4Middle Dutchbroeden—
5Old Dutchbruoden—
6Proto-GermanicbrōdijanąTo keep warm; brood; To breed
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₁-warm; breath, mist, vapour, steam
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