Where does “brorpart” come from?

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

brorpart (Norwegian Nynorsk): lion's share

Definitions

  1. lion's share

Ancestry of “brorpart”, step by step

brorpart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk brør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbrørbrother
2Old Norsebróðirbrother
3Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

via Norwegian Nynorsk part

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpart—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic brōþēr →Every word from Old Norse bróðir →