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Where does “bridderlech” come from?

bridderlech (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Brudder, from Old High German bruoder, from Proto-West Germanic brōþer, from Proto-Germanic brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

bridderlech (Luxembourgish): brotherly

Definitions

  1. brotherly

Ancestry of “bridderlech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishBrudderbrother; monk
2Old High Germanbruoderbrother
3Proto-West Germanicbrōþerbrother
4Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →