Where does “Mutterbruder” come from?

Mutterbruder (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.

Mutterbruder (German): maternal uncle

Definitions

  1. maternal uncle

Ancestry of “Mutterbruder”, step by step

Mutterbruder 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 mutter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmuttermother
2Middle High Germanmuotermother
3Old High Germanmuotermother
4Old Frisianmōder—
5Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →