Where does “britherheid” come from?

britherheid (Scots) comes from Scots -heid, from Middle English -had, from Old English -hād, from Proto-West Germanic -haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.

britherheid (Scots): brotherhood

Definitions

  1. brotherhood

Ancestry of “britherheid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scots-heidA substantive suffix denoting a condition or...
2Middle English-hadAlternative form of -hede
3Old English-hād-hood
4Proto-West Germanic-haiduhood
5Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haiduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -haidu →