Where does “ברוך” come from?
ברוך (Hebrew) comes from Yiddish בראָך, 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.
ברוך (Hebrew): blessed; trouble, disaster
Definitions
- blessed; trouble, disaster
Ancestry of “ברוך”, step by step
ברוך traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish בראָך
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | בראָך | crack, fracture, break; disaster, calamity;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | brūch | — |
| 3 | Old High German | brūh | use |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bruki | break |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brūkiz | useful, useable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰruHg- | to make use of; have enjoyment of |
via Hebrew שמו
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | שמו | — |