Brother
/ˈbrʌð.ər/noun
A male sibling; also, a fellow member of a group or community.
Did you know?“Brother” descends from a Proto-Indo-European kinship term that spread across Europe and Asia, surviving in forms like Latin frāter and Sanskrit bhrā́tar, proving family words can outlive empires.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰréh₂tēr
“brother; male sibling”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*brōþēr
“brother; male sibling”
Old English
OE
brōþor
“brother; male sibling”
Middle English
ME
brother
“brother; male sibling”
Modern English
English
brother
“a male sibling; also a fellow member of a group or community”
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