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Where does “bruoder” come from?

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

bruoder (Middle High German): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “bruoder”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bruoder”

  • Brudermord
  • Glaubensbruder
  • Bruderschaft
  • Bruder
  • Blutsbruder
  • verbrüdern
  • brüderlich
  • Mitbruder
  • Verbrüderung
  • Brüderchen
  • Brüder
  • Brüderlichkeit
  • Blutsbrüderschaft
  • Brüderschaft
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