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Where does “brug” come from?

brug (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): bridge; A substantive connection in a discourse...

Definitions

  1. bridge; A substantive connection in a discourse...

Ancestry of “brug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbruggebridge; Bruges
2Old Dutchbruggabridge
3Proto-West Germanicbruggjubridge
4Proto-Germanicbrugjǭbridge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew

Words derived from “brug”

  • hangbrug
  • ezelsbruggetje
  • ezelsbrug
  • fietsbrug
  • ophaalbrug
  • brug
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