brothar

See also: broðar and broþar

Old Saxon

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbroː.θɑr/, /ˈbroː.ðɑr/

Noun

brōthar m

1. brother

Declension

Declension of brōthar (r-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	brōthar	brōthar
accusative	brōthar	brōthar
genitive	brōthar	brōtharō
dative	brōthar	brōtharum
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: brôder, brûder
  • German Low German: Broder, Broor, Bröör
  • Plautdietsch: Brooda