Where does “broda” come from?
broda (Nigerian Pidgin) comes from English brother, from Middle English brother, from Old English brōþor, from Proto-West Germanic brōþer, from Proto-Germanic brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.
broda (Nigerian Pidgin): brother
Ancestry of “broda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | brother | Son of the same parents as another person; A male... |
| 2 | Middle English | brother | A :brother or brother-in-law; a male sibling; A ... |
| 3 | Old English | brōþor | brother |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | brōþer | brother |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brōþēr | brother |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₂tēr | brother |