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Where does “lillebror” come from?

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

lillebror (Swedish): a little brother

Definitions

  1. a little brother

Ancestry of “lillebror”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishBror—
2Old Swedishbroþirbrother
3Old Norsebróðirbrother
4Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →