English brotherless

← Old English brōþorlēas (inherited)

← German bruderlos (cognate)

← English brother (suffix)

← English less (suffix)

← Middle English brotherles (inherited)

← West Frisian broerleas (cognate)

← Proto-West Germanic *brōþerlaus (inherited)

← Dutch broederloos (cognate)

→ English brotherlessness (suffix)