Where does “Brocken” come from?

Brocken (German) comes from Old High German brocco, from Proto-Germanic brukkô.

Brocken (German): piece

Definitions

  1. piece

Ancestry of “Brocken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbrocco—
2Proto-Germanicbrukkô—
Every word from Proto-Germanic brukkô →Every word from Old High German brocco →
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