bruother

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *brōþer. Cognate with Old Saxon brōthar and Old Frisian brōther.

Noun

bruother m

1. brother

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: broeder
  • Dutch: broeder, broer
    • Afrikaans: broeder, broer
  • Limburgish: broor

References

• “bruother”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012