Where does “bruda” come from?

bruda (Swahili) comes from German Brüder, 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.

bruda (Swahili): brother male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc

Definitions

  1. brother male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc

Ancestry of “bruda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBrüderplural of Bruder; brothers, brethren
2Middle High Germanbruoderbrother
3Old High Germanbruoderbrother
4Proto-West Germanicbrōþerbrother
5Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr