Where does “bordeelbrok” come from?

bordeelbrok (Dutch) comes from Dutch bordeel, from Middle Dutch bordeel, from Old French bordel, from Medieval Latin bordellum, from Frankish bord, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

bordeelbrok (Dutch): punter, john

Definitions

  1. punter, john

Ancestry of “bordeelbrok”, step by step

bordeelbrok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bordeel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbordeelbrothel, bordello
2Middle Dutchbordeelbrothel; hut, hovel
3Old Frenchbordelhut; brothel; small hut, cabin; brothel; brothel
4Medieval Latinbordellumbrothel, small hut; brothel; little hut
5Frankishbordplank, board; side of a ship or vessel; board,...
6Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Dutch brok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbrokscrap; chunk, piece; damage, harm, wreckage,...
2Middle Dutchbrocbroken piece
3Old Dutchbruk
4Proto-Germanicbrukizbreakable, fragile, frail; breach, fissure,...
5Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers-