broþor

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Germanic cognates: Old Frisian brōther (West Frisian broer), Old Saxon brōþar (Low German Broor, Broder), Middle Dutch broeder (Dutch broeder), Old High German bruodar (German Bruder), Old Norse bróðir (Swedish broder, bror), Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌰𐍂 (brōþar).

Indo-European cognates: Sanskrit भ्रातृ (bhrātṛ), Avestan 𐬠𐬭𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (brātar), Ancient Greek φράτηρ (phrátēr), Latin frāter, Old Church Slavonic братръ (bratrŭ) (Russian брат (brat)), Latvian brālis, Old Irish bráthair, Tocharian A pracar, Tocharian B procer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbroː.θor/, [ˈbroː.ðor]

Noun

brōþor m

1. brother

Declension

Declension of broþor

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	brōþor	brōþor, ġebrōþor, brōþra, ġebrōþra, brōþru, ġebrōþru
accusative	brōþor	brōþor, ġebrōþor, brōþra, ġebrōþra, brōþru, ġebrōþru
genitive	brōþor	brōþra, ġebrōþra
dative	brēþer	brōþrum, ġebrōþrum

Derived terms

• brōþorlēas
• brōþorlīċ

Descendants

• Middle English: brother, broþer, broþir, broþur, broder, broðer, brothir, brothur, broiþer, bruther, brodir, broder, brothre, broþre, brodyr; broþerr
  • English: brother (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: brither, bruther, broder, bruder
  • Yola: brover, brower