broor

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• breur (Central Limburgish, East Limburgish)
• broeder, broder
• brouer (Sittard)
• Brooer (Krefeld)
• Broër (Eupen)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch broeder, from Old Dutch bruother, or from Middle Low German brōder, from Old Saxon brōthar. Both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *brōþer, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʀoːʀ/, (Maastrichtian) [bʀʊːʀ]
• Hyphenation: broor
• Rhymes: -oːʀ

Noun

broor m

1. brother

   Synonyms: mómfreer, fra

See also

• Broor (“friar”)