Where does “Brick” come from?

Brick (East Central German) comes from Middle High German brücke, from Old High German brugga, from Proto-West Germanic bruggju, from Proto-Germanic brugjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- — to boil, brew.

Brick (East Central German): Bridge

Definitions

  1. Bridge

Ancestry of “Brick”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbrückebridge
2Old High Germanbruggabridge
3Proto-West Germanicbruggjubridge
4Proto-Germanicbrugjǭbridge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brugjǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bruggju →