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

  1. a brother, a contracted form of "broder"

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 →