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Where does “bror” come from?

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

Ancestry of “bror”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebróðirbrother
2Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →