Where does “Brücke” come from?

Brücke (German) comes from Old High German brugga, from Proto-West Germanic bruggju, from Proto-Germanic brugjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- — to boil, brew.

Brücke (German): bridge; The bridge pattern; pons

Definitions

  1. bridge; The bridge pattern; pons

Ancestry of “Brücke”, step by step

Brücke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German brugga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbruggabridge
2Proto-West Germanicbruggjubridge
3Proto-Germanicbrugjǭbridge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew

via Old High German brucca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbrucca—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brugjǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bruggju →