Where does “brook” come from?

Brook comes from Middle English brouken, from Old English brūcan, from Proto-Germanic brūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mer-.

brook (English): To use; enjoy; have the full employment of; To...

Definitions

  1. To use; enjoy; have the full employment of; To...

Ancestry of “brook”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbroukento use, enjoy
2Old Englishbrūcanto use, enjoy; to enjoy, brook, use, possess,...
3Proto-West Germanicbrūkanto use, to employ; to consume
4Proto-Germanicbrūkanąto make use of, employ, use, consume
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of

Words derived from “brook”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brūkan →
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