Where does “Brosatru” come from?
Brosatru (English) comes from English bro, from English brew, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
Brosatru (English): A chauvinistic, stereotypical or superficial version of Asatru, often involving an emphasis on a hypermasculine Viking persona without a sincere religious commitment
Definitions
- A chauvinistic, stereotypical or superficial version of Asatru, often involving an emphasis on a hypermasculine Viking persona without a sincere religious commitment
Ancestry of “Brosatru”, step by step
Brosatru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bro | brother; a male sibling; brother; a male comrade... |
| 2 | English | brew | To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English Ásatrú
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ásatrú | A neopagan religion, reconstructed from old Norse religion, which honors the Æsir and other Norse gods and spirits |
| 2 | Icelandic | Ásatrú | Asatru, especially as promulgated by the Íslenska Ásatrúarfélagið |
| 3 | Old Norse | trú | faith; inflection of trúr: ## positive degree... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | truwe | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | treuwa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | trewwō | fidelity, pledge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | drewo- | — |