Where does “þúbróðir” come from?

þúbróðir (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þú, from Old Norse þú, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

þúbróðir (Icelandic): someone with whom one is on close enough terms...

Definitions

  1. someone with whom one is on close enough terms...

Ancestry of “þúbróðir”, step by step

þúbróðir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþúyou, thou
2Old Norseþúyou
3Proto-Germanic*þū—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

via Icelandic bróðir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbróðirbrother
2Old Norsebróðirbrother
3Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic *þū →Every word from Old Norse þú →
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