Where does “breuk” come from?

breuk (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch breuk, from Middle Dutch broke, from Old Dutch bruki, from Proto-West Germanic bruki, from Proto-Germanic brūkiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- — to make use of; have enjoyment of.

breuk (Afrikaans): fracture, break; fraction

Definitions

  1. fracture, break; fraction

Ancestry of “breuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbreukfracture, break; fraction; fault
2Middle Dutchbroke—
3Old Dutchbruki—
4Proto-West Germanicbrukibreak
5Proto-Germanicbrūkizuseful, useable
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūkiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bruki →