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Where does “Bruchbude” come from?

Bruchbude (German) comes from German brūch, from Middle High German brūch, from Old High German brūh, from Proto-West Germanic bruki, from Proto-Germanic brūkiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- — to make use of; have enjoyment of.

Bruchbude (German): shack, rundown hut

Definitions

  1. shack, rundown hut

Ancestry of “Bruchbude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrūch—
2Middle High Germanbrūch—
3Old High Germanbrūhuse
4Proto-West Germanicbrukibreak
5Proto-Germanicbrūkizuseful, useable
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of
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