Etymology of the English word brother
the English word
brotherderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhrater-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*brotharDerivations in English
stepbrother,
brotherly,
buddy,
bub,
brotheredCognates
Catalan
frare, Dutch
broeder, French
frère, German
Bruder, Icelandic
bródir, Italian
frate, Provençal
fraire, Spanish
_mod, Swedish
broderUsage
Word found in Modern English
