brotherhood

The story

1. Old English · derived frombrōþorrǣden“brotherhood, fellowship”
2. Middle English · inherited frombrotherhod
3. English todaybrotherhood

From Middle English brotherhod, equivalent to brother + -hood, from earlier brotherhede, alteration (influenced by suffixes in -hood, -head) of brotherrede (“brotherhood, fraternity”), from Old English brōþorrǣden (“brotherhood, fellowship”), equivalent to brother + -red (see brotherred). More at brother, -red. Piecewise doublet of friarhood.

Words from the same roots