Where does “bro” come from?

bro (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish bro, from Old Danish bro, from Old East Norse brō, from Proto-Germanic brōwō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruh- — beam; bridge; beam, bridge.

bro (Norwegian Bokmål): a bridge

Definitions

  1. a bridge

Ancestry of “bro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbrobridge
2Old Danishbro—
3Old East Norsebrō—
4Proto-Germanicbrōwōbridge; brow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰruh-beam; bridge; beam, bridge

Words derived from “bro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brōwō →Every word from Old East Norse brō →