Where does “Bruges” come from?

Bruges (English) comes from French Bruges, from Old French Bruges, from Old Dutch Bruges, from Old Dutch brugga, from Proto-West Germanic bruggju, from Proto-Germanic brugjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- — to boil, brew.

Ancestry of “Bruges”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchBruges—
2Old FrenchBruges—
3Old DutchBruges—
4Old Dutchbruggabridge
5Proto-West Germanicbruggjubridge
6Proto-Germanicbrugjǭbridge
7Proto-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 →