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Where does “cyberbridge” come from?

cyberbridge (English) comes from English Bridge, from Middle English brigge, from Old Norse bryggja, from Proto-Germanic brewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

cyberbridge (English): A connection in, or to, cyberspace

Definitions

  1. A connection in, or to, cyberspace

Ancestry of “cyberbridge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBridge—
2Middle EnglishbriggeA bridge
3Old Norsebryggjapier, gangway
4Proto-Germanicbrewwanąto brew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
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