Where does “móðurbróðir” come from?

móðurbróðir (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bróðir, from Old Norse bróðir, from Proto-Germanic brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

móðurbróðir (Icelandic): maternal uncle

Definitions

  1. maternal uncle

Ancestry of “móðurbróðir”, step by step

móðurbróðir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bróðir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbróðirbrother
2Old Norsebróðirbrother
3Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

via Icelandic móðir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmóðirmother
2Old Norsemóðirmother
3Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic brōþēr →Every word from Old Norse bróðir →