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

brock traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English brok

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

via Old English gebroc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgebrocfragment
2Old Englishbrecanto break; to break into a place
3Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
4Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

via Old Dutch brūd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbrūd—
2Proto-West Germanic*brūdibride
3Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride

Words derived from “brock”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brōkaz →
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