Where does “breuk” come from?

breuk (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): fracture, break; fraction; fault

Definitions

  1. fracture, break; fraction; fault

Ancestry of “breuk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbroke—
2Old Dutchbruki—
3Proto-West Germanicbrukibreak
4Proto-Germanicbrūkizuseful, useable
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of

Words derived from “breuk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- →