Where does “brither” come from?

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

brither (Scots): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “brither”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrōþorbrother
2Proto-West Germanicbrōþerbrother
3Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

Words derived from “brither

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tērEvery word from Proto-Germanic brōþērEvery word from Proto-West Germanic brōþer