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Where does “brōþor” come from?

brōþor (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic brōþer, from Proto-Germanic brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

brōþor (Old English): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “brōþor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbrōþerbrother
2Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

Words derived from “brōþor”

  • brother
  • brethren
  • Bubba
  • stepbrother
  • bub
  • brotha
  • bruh
  • bubby
  • brothah
  • brothership
  • brotherlike
  • brotherman
  • bruvver
  • brothuh
  • Bubbette
  • unbrotherlike
  • bredrin
  • co-brother-in-law
  • brother-in-law
  • half-brother
  • -ren
  • stepbrotherly
  • kidren
  • brotherji
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