Where does “brad” come from?

brad (Tagalog) comes from English brother, from Middle English brother, from Old English brōþor, from Proto-West Germanic brōþer, from Proto-Germanic brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

brad (Tagalog): comrade, peer, buddy

Definitions

  1. comrade, peer, buddy

Ancestry of “brad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbrotherSon of the same parents as another person; A male...
2Middle EnglishbrotherA brother or brother-in-law; a male sibling
3Old Englishbrōþorbrother
4Proto-West Germanicbrōþerbrother
5Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic brōþēr →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brōþer →