Where does “bror” come from?

bror (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse bróðir, from Proto-Germanic brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

bror (Norwegian Bokmål): a brother

Definitions

  1. a brother

Ancestry of “bror”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebróðirbrother
2Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

Words derived from “bror”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic brōþēr →Every word from Old Norse bróðir →