Where does “brok” come from?

brok (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch broc, from Old Dutch bruk, from Proto-Germanic brukiz, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

brok (Dutch): scrap; chunk, piece; damage, harm, wreckage,...

Definitions

  1. scrap; chunk, piece; damage, harm, wreckage,...

Ancestry of “brok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbrocbroken piece
2Old Dutchbruk—
3Proto-Germanicbrukizbreakable, fragile, frail; breach, fissure,...
4Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “brok”

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