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Where does “gebraucht” come from?

gebraucht (German) comes from German brauchen, from Middle High German brūchen, from Old High German brūhhan, from Proto-Germanic brūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- — to make use of; have enjoyment of.

gebraucht (German): past participle of brauchen; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. past participle of brauchen; inflection of...

Ancestry of “gebraucht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrauchento need, to be in need of, to require; to need...
2Middle High Germanbrūchen—
3Old High Germanbrūhhan—
4Proto-Germanicbrūkanąto make use of, employ, use, consume
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of

Words derived from “gebraucht”

  • meistgebraucht
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