Where does “fietsbrug” come from?
fietsbrug (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.
fietsbrug (Dutch): A bicycle bridge
Ancestry of “fietsbrug”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |