Where does “brueke” come from?

brueke (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bruki, from Proto-West Germanic bruki, from Proto-Germanic brūkiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- — to make use of; have enjoyment of.

Ancestry of “brueke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbruki—
2Proto-West Germanicbrukibreak
3Proto-Germanicbrūkizuseful, useable
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūkiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bruki →