pruudar

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• pruadar (Luserna, Tredici Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German bruoder, from Old High German bruoder, from Proto-West Germanic *brōþer, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Cognate with German Bruder, English brother.

Noun

pruudar m

1. (Sette Comuni) brother

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien