Where does “brauchbar” come from?

brauchbar (German) comes from German Brauch, 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.

brauchbar (German): useful, handy; usable; quite good, decent

Definitions

  1. useful, handy; usable; quite good, decent

Ancestry of “brauchbar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “brauchbar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūkiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bruki →