Where does “frer” come from?

frer (Romansch) comes from Latin frater, from Proto-Italic frātēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

frer (Romansch): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “frer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfraterbrother; friend, lover; sibling
2Proto-Italicfrātērbrother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic frātēr →Every word from Latin frater →