Where does “broder” come from?

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

broder (Middle English): Alternative form of brother

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of brother

Ancestry of “broder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrōþorbrother
2Proto-West Germanicbrōþerbrother
3Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
4Proto-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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