Where does “Bruder” come from?

Bruder (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German bruoder, from Old High German bruoder, from Proto-West Germanic brōþer, from Proto-Germanic brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

Bruder (Pennsylvania German): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “Bruder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbruoderbrother
2Old High Germanbruoderbrother
3Proto-West Germanicbrōþerbrother
4Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic brōþēr →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brōþer →