Where does “Knastbruder” come from?

Knastbruder (German) comes from German Brüder, 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.

Knastbruder (German): inmate a person confined to a prison

Definitions

  1. inmate a person confined to a prison

Ancestry of “Knastbruder”, step by step

Knastbruder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Brüder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBrüderplural of Bruder; brothers, brethren
2Middle High Germanbruoderbrother
3Old High Germanbruoderbrother
4Proto-West Germanicbrōþerbrother
5Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

via German Knast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKnastjail; hunger
2Yiddishקנסfine; engagement
3Hebrewקנסfine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →
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