Where does “brotherji” come from?

brotherji (English) comes from English brother, from Middle English brother, from Old English brōþor, from Proto-West Germanic brōþer, from Proto-Germanic brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

brotherji (English): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “brotherji”, step by step

brotherji traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English brother

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbrotherSon of the same parents as another person; A male...
2Middle EnglishbrotherA brother or brother-in-law; a male sibling
3Old Englishbrōþorbrother
4Proto-West Germanicbrōþerbrother
5Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

via English Ji

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJiAn ancient settlement in northeastern China within modern Beijing
2Chinese薊—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic brōþēr →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brōþer →