Etymology

big-brotherliness

Today it means: Big-brotherly behavior. Full definition →

English big-brotherly ← Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
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  1. Englishbig brother
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishbig-brotherly
  5. English todaybig-brotherliness

From big-brotherly + -ness.

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