Where does “broec” come from?

broec (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bruoc, from Proto-Germanic brōks, from Proto-Germanic brāks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrāg-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

broec (Middle Dutch): trousers, pants, breeches; low land, wetland,...

Definitions

  1. trousers, pants, breeches; low land, wetland,...

Ancestry of “broec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbruoctrousers, pants, breeches; wetland, marsh
2Proto-Germanicbrōksrear end, rump, hindquarters; leggings, pants,...
3Proto-Germanicbrāks—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrāg-rump, hock, hindquarters
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “broec”

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