Where does “broc” come from?

broc (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bruk, from Proto-Germanic brukiz, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

broc (Middle Dutch): broken piece

Definitions

  1. broken piece

Ancestry of “broc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbruk—
2Proto-Germanicbrukizbreakable, fragile, frail; breach, fissure,...
3Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “broc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →