Where does “broeder” come from?

broeder (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bruother, from Proto-West Germanic brōþer, from Proto-Germanic brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

broeder (Middle Dutch): brother; colleague; friar

Definitions

  1. brother; colleague; friar

Ancestry of “broeder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbruotherbrother
2Proto-West Germanicbrōþerbrother
3Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

Words derived from “broeder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic brōþēr →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brōþer →