Where does “brugelig” come from?
brugelig (Danish) comes from German gebräuchlich, from German Gebrauch, from German musik, from Middle High German mūsic, from Old High German musika, from Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
brugelig (Danish): usable; customary
Definitions
- usable; customary
Ancestry of “brugelig”, step by step
brugelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gebräuchlich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gebräuchlich | common, customary, usual, in use |
| 2 | German | Gebrauch | use, usage; application |
| 3 | German | musik | music |
| 4 | Middle High German | mūsic | — |
| 5 | Old High German | musika | — |
| 6 | Latin | mūsica | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μουσική | nominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |
via Danish bruge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bruge | To use |
| 2 | Middle Low German | brūken | to use, utilise, to make use of either an object or a right |
| 3 | Old Saxon | brūkan | to enjoy, to make use of |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | brūkan | to use, to employ; to consume |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brūkaną | to make use of, employ, use, consume |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰruHg- | to make use of; have enjoyment of |