bro

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • a bridge; a construction that spans a divide
  • a road bank; a road reenforced with stone or timber, in particular across wetlands
  • a quay (synonyms: brygga, skeppsbro)
  • a porch (synonym: förstubro)

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

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