Where does “stebror” come from?

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

stebror (Norwegian Nynorsk): a stepbrother

Definitions

  1. a stepbrother

Ancestry of “stebror”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbrørbrother
2Old Norsebróðirbrother
3Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic brōþēr →Every word from Old Norse bróðir →