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Where does “bróðir” come from?

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

bróðir (Old Norse): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “bróðir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

Words derived from “bróðir”

  • styvbror
  • lillebror
  • gammelfarbror
  • farbror
  • bror
  • brorson
  • broderskap
  • broderskapsrörelse
  • broder
  • halvbroder
  • brorsa
  • brorsdotter
  • storebroder
  • storebror
  • halvbror
  • brorpart
  • halvbror
  • bror
  • lillebror
  • storebror
  • brorskap
  • svigerbror
  • stebror
  • broder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →