Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brōþēr

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɔː.θɛːr/

Noun

*brōþēr m

  1. brother

Inflection

Declension of *brōþēr (r-stem)
singular plural
nominative *brōþēr *brōþriz
vocative *brōþer *brōþriz
accusative *brōþerų *brōþrunz
genitive *brōþurz *brōþrǫ̂
dative *brōþri *brōþrumaz
instrumental *brōþrē *brōþrumiz

Derived terms

  • *brōþurbanô
  • *brōþurlausaz
  • *brōþurlīkaz (“brotherly”)
  • *brōþurskapiz (“brotherhood”)
  • *fōstrabrōþēr (“foster-brother”)

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*brōþer”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 79
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