Where does “frè” come from?

frè (Haitian Creole) comes from French frère, from Old French frere, from Latin frāter, from Proto-Italic frātēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

frè (Haitian Creole): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “frè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfrèrebrother
2Old Frenchfrerebrother
3Latinfrāterbrother
4Proto-Italicfrātērbrother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic frātēr →Every word from Latin frāter →