Where does “lillebrorsa” come from?

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

lillebrorsa (Swedish): a little brother (a sibling's younger brother)

Definitions

  1. a little brother (a sibling's younger brother)

Ancestry of “lillebrorsa”, step by step

lillebrorsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish brorsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbrorsabrother, bro
2SwedishBrorused since the 16th century
3Old Swedishbroþirbrother
4Old Norsebróðirbrother
5Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

via Swedish lille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlille
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic brōþēr →Every word from Old Norse bróðir →