Where does “lillebror” come from?
lillebror (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bror, from Old Norse bróðir, from Proto-Germanic brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.
lillebror (Norwegian Bokmål): little brother
Ancestry of “lillebror”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bror | a :brother |
| 2 | Old Norse | bróðir | brother |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brōþēr | brother |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₂tēr | brother |