Where does “broer” come from?

broer (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian brōther, from Proto-West Germanic brōþer, from Proto-Germanic brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr — brother.

broer (West Frisian): brother

Definitions

  1. brother

Ancestry of “broer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbrōtherbrother
2Proto-West Germanicbrōþerbrother
3Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic brōþēr →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brōþer →