Where does “Bror” come from?

Bror (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish broþir, from Old Norse bróðir, from Proto-Germanic brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

Bror (Swedish): used since the 16th century

Definitions

  1. used since the 16th century

Ancestry of “Bror”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishbroþirbrother
2Old Norsebróðirbrother
3Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

Words derived from “Bror”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic brōþēr →Every word from Old Norse bróðir →