Where does “gebruiken” come from?

gebruiken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gebruken, from Old Dutch gibrūkan, from Proto-Germanic gabrūkaną.

gebruiken (Dutch): to use; to consume, to eat or drink; to consume

Definitions

  1. to use; to consume, to eat or drink; to consume

Ancestry of “gebruiken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgebrukento enjoy; to have free use of, to have at one's...
2Old Dutchgibrūkan—
3Proto-Germanicgabrūkaną—

Words derived from “gebruiken”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gabrūkaną →Every word from Old Dutch gibrūkan →Every word from Middle Dutch gebruken →