Old French frere

← Old French fredre (mention)

← Old French fradre (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (inherited)

← Proto-Italic *frātēr (inherited)

← Latin frater (inherited)

→ English friar (derived)

→ Middle English frere (borrowed)

→ French frère (inherited)

→ Middle French frere (inherited)

→ Norman frère (inherited)

→ Norman fréthe (inherited)

→ Old Occitan fraire (cognate)