Where does “bruggenhoofd” come from?

bruggenhoofd (Dutch) comes from Dutch brug, 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.

bruggenhoofd (Dutch): bridgehead, a fortification around the end of a bridge

Definitions

bridgehead, a fortification around the end of a bridge

Ancestry of “bruggenhoofd”, step by step

bruggenhoofd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch brug

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	brug	bridge; A substantive connection in a discourse...
2	Middle Dutch	brugge	bridge; Bruges
3	Old Dutch	brugga	bridge
4	Proto-West Germanic	bruggju	bridge
5	Proto-Germanic	brugjǭ	bridge
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰerw-	to boil, brew

via Dutch hoofd

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	hoofd	head
2	Middle Dutch	hôvet	head
3	Old Dutch	hōvit	head
4	Proto-West Germanic	*haubud	—
5	Proto-Germanic	haubudą	head
6	Proto-Indo-European	káput-	head

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- →