Where does “brether” come from?

brether (Middle English) comes from Middle English brother, from Old English brōþor, from Proto-West Germanic brōþer, from Proto-Germanic brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

brether (Middle English): plural of brother

Definitions

  1. plural of brother

Ancestry of “brether”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbrotherA brother or brother-in-law; a male sibling
2Old Englishbrōþorbrother
3Proto-West Germanicbrōþerbrother
4Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic brōþēr →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brōþer →
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