Where does “Brook” come from?

Brook (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German brôk, from Old Saxon brōk, from Proto-West Germanic *brōk — crotch, buttocks.

Brook (German Low German): A marsh; swamp

Definitions

  1. A marsh; swamp

Ancestry of “Brook”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbrôk—
2Old Saxonbrōk—
3Proto-West Germanic*brōkcrotch, buttocks
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brōk →Every word from Old Saxon brōk →Every word from Middle Low German brôk →