Where does “brug” come from?

brug (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch brug, from Middle Dutch brugge, from Old Dutch brugga, from Proto-West Germanic bruggju, from Proto-Germanic brugjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- — to boil, brew.

brug (Afrikaans): bridge, a structure used to cross a gap or a body...

Definitions

  1. bridge, a structure used to cross a gap or a body...

Ancestry of “brug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbrugbridge; A substantive connection in a discourse...
2Middle Dutchbruggebridge; Bruges
3Old Dutchbruggabridge
4Proto-West Germanicbruggjubridge
5Proto-Germanicbrugjǭbridge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew

Words derived from “brug”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brugjǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bruggju →