Where does “Bruder” come from?

Bruder (German) comes from Middle High German bruoder, from Old High German bruoder, from Proto-West Germanic brōþer, from Proto-Germanic brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

Bruder (German): plural of Bruder; brothers, brethren

Definitions

  1. plural of Bruder; brothers, brethren

Ancestry of “Bruder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbruoderbrother
2Old High Germanbruoderbrother
3Proto-West Germanicbrōþerbrother
4Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

Words derived from “Bruder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →
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