Where does “Fußgängerbrücke” come from?

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

Fußgängerbrücke (German): pedestrian bridge

Definitions

  1. pedestrian bridge

Ancestry of “Fußgängerbrücke”, step by step

Fußgängerbrücke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German brücke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrückebridge
2Middle High Germanbrückebridge
3Old High Germanbruggabridge
4Proto-West Germanicbruggjubridge
5Proto-Germanicbrugjǭbridge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew

via German Fußgänger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFußgängerpedestrian, walker
2Middle High Germanvuozgenger
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw-Every word from Proto-Germanic brugjǭEvery word from Proto-West Germanic bruggju