brotherly
Middle English
/ˈbroːðərliː/
adj
Definitions
- Of or relating to brothers or siblings.
- Cheerful, jovial; like friends.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English brōþorlīċ inherited from Proto-Germanic *brōþērlīkaz affix from Middle English brother.
Origin
Middle English
brother
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- brother English
- brotherliness English
- brotherly English
- unbrotherly English
- *brōþērlīkaz Proto-Germanic
- broþorlic Old English
- brōþor Old English
- brōþorlīċ Old English
- brother Middle English
- brother-in-lawe Middle English
- brotheren Middle English
- brotherhede Middle English
- brotherles Middle English
- brothers Middle English
- brotherwort Middle English
- brither Scots