Where does “brücke” come from?

brücke (German) comes 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.

brücke (German): bridge

Definitions

  1. bridge

Ancestry of “brücke”, step by step

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

Words derived from “brücke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brugjǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bruggju →