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Where does “brock” come from?

brock (English) comes from Middle English brok, from Old English broc, from Proto-Germanic brōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European mreg-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

brock (English): a male badger; A brocket, a stag between two and...

Definitions

  1. a male badger; A brocket, a stag between two and...

Ancestry of “brock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbrok—
2Old Englishbrocstream, brook
3Proto-Germanicbrōkazbrook, stream; marsh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmreg-marsh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “brock”

  • brockish
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