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): a brother, a contracted form of "broder"
Definitions
- a brother, a contracted form of "broder"
Ancestry of “bror”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | broþir | brother |
| 2 | Old Norse | bróðir | brother |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brōþēr | brother |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₂tēr | brother |
Words derived from “bror”