Where does “Brick” come from?

Brick (Hunsrik) comes from Central Franconian Bröck, 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.

Brick (Hunsrik): bridge

Definitions

  1. bridge

Ancestry of “Brick”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central FranconianBröckbridge; plural of Brock
2Middle High Germanbrückebridge
3Old High Germanbruggabridge
4Proto-West Germanicbruggjubridge
5Proto-Germanicbrugjǭbridge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brugjǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bruggju →