bro
Norwegian
noun-c
Definitions
- a bridge
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse brú inherited from Proto-Germanic *brōwō (bridge, brow) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (beam, bridge).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰruh-
Gloss
beam, bridge
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
橋
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *bʰruh- Proto-Indo-European
- brokar Norwegian Bokmål
- broøgle Norwegian Bokmål
- bru Norwegian Bokmål
- henge Norwegian Bokmål
- hengebro Norwegian Bokmål
- jernbane Norwegian Bokmål
- jernbanebro Norwegian Bokmål
- kar Norwegian Bokmål
- kommando Norwegian Bokmål
- kommandobro Norwegian Bokmål
- sving Norwegian Bokmål
- svingbro Norwegian Bokmål
- Øresund Norwegian Bokmål
- Øresundsbroen Norwegian Bokmål
- øgle Norwegian Bokmål
- *brōwō Proto-Germanic
- *brūwō Proto-Germanic
- bro Swedish
- Öresundsbron Swedish
- bru Norwegian Nynorsk
- brú Old Norse
- bro Danish
- brú Icelandic