Where does “Dammbruch” come from?

Dammbruch (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.

Dammbruch (German): dam failure

Definitions

  1. dam failure

Ancestry of “Dammbruch”, step by step

Dammbruch 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 damm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandammembankment
2Middle High Germantamm—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- →