Where does “verbrauchen” come from?

verbrauchen (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.

verbrauchen (German): to consume

Definitions

  1. to consume

Ancestry of “verbrauchen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “verbrauchen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- →