Where does “brögk” come from?

brögk (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch brugge, from Old Dutch brugga, from Proto-West Germanic bruggju, from Proto-Germanic brugjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- — to boil, brew.

brögk (Limburgish): bridge

Definitions

  1. bridge

Ancestry of “brögk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbruggebridge; Bruges
2Old Dutchbruggabridge
3Proto-West Germanicbruggjubridge
4Proto-Germanicbrugjǭbridge
5Proto-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 →