Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brōþēr
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*brōþēr m
Inflection
editr-stemDeclension of *brōþēr (r-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *brōþēr | *brōþriz | |
vocative | *brōþer | *brōþriz | |
accusative | *brōþerų | *brōþrunz | |
genitive | *brōþurz | *brōþrǫ̂ | |
dative | *brōþri | *brōþrumaz | |
instrumental | *brōþrē | *brōþrumiz |
Derived terms
edit- *brōþurbanô
- *brōþurlausaz
- West Germanic: *brōþerlaus
- *brōþurlīkaz (“brotherly”)
- *brōþurskapiz (“brotherhood”)
- *fōstrabrōþēr (“foster-brother”)
Descendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *brōþer
- Old English: brōþor, brōþer, brōþur, brōðer, brōður
- Old Frisian: brōther
- Old Saxon: brōthar
- Old Dutch: *bruothar
- Old High German: bruoder
- Old Norse: bróðir
- Gothic: 𐌱𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌰𐍂 (brōþar)
- Crimean Gothic: bruder