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Where does “broder” come from?

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

broder (Swedish): a brother; a brother, a friar, a monk, a male...

Definitions

  1. a brother; a brother, a friar, a monk, a male...

Ancestry of “broder”, step by step

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

Words derived from “broder”

  • storebroder
  • halvbroder
  • broderskap
  • broderskapsrörelse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →