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Where does “Bruur” come from?

Bruur (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian brōther, from Proto-West Germanic brōþer, from Proto-Germanic brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

Bruur (Saterland Frisian): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “Bruur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbrōther—
2Proto-West Germanicbrōþerbrother
3Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →