Where does “storebrorsa” come from?

storebrorsa (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.

storebrorsa (Swedish): a big brother (a sibling's older brother)

Definitions

  1. a big brother (a sibling's older brother)

Ancestry of “storebrorsa”, step by step

storebrorsa 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 store

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