Where does “wolkbreuk” come from?

wolkbreuk (Dutch) comes from Dutch breuk, from Middle Dutch broke, from Old Dutch bruki, from Proto-West Germanic bruki, from Proto-Germanic brūkiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- — to make use of; have enjoyment of.

wolkbreuk (Dutch): cloudburst

Definitions

  1. cloudburst

Ancestry of “wolkbreuk”, step by step

wolkbreuk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch breuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbreukfracture, break; fraction; fault
2Middle Dutchbroke—
3Old Dutchbruki—
4Proto-West Germanicbrukibreak
5Proto-Germanicbrūkizuseful, useable
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of

via Dutch wolk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwolkcloud
2Middle Dutchwolkecloud
3Old Dutchwulko—
4Proto-West Germanicwolkncloud
5Proto-Germanicwulknącloud
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- →