Where does “storebrorssamhälle” come from?

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

storebrorssamhälle (Swedish): Big Brother society, surveillance society

Definitions

  1. Big Brother society, surveillance society

Ancestry of “storebrorssamhälle”, step by step

storebrorssamhälle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish storebror

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstorebrora big brother, an older brother; Big Brother
2SwedishBrorused since the 16th century
3Old Swedishbroþirbrother
4Old Norsebróðirbrother
5Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother

via Swedish samhälle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsamhällea society; a long-standing group of people...
2Old Norsesamheldi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic brōþēr →Every word from Old Norse bróðir →