Where does “Bruchlandung” come from?

Bruchlandung (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.

Bruchlandung (German): crash landing

Definitions

  1. crash landing

Ancestry of “Bruchlandung”, step by step

Bruchlandung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German brūch

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

via German Landung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLandunglanding
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg-Every word from Proto-Germanic brūkizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic bruki