Where does “brugge” come from?

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

brugge (Middle Dutch): bridge; Bruges

Definitions

  1. bridge; Bruges

Ancestry of “brugge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbruggabridge
2Proto-West Germanicbruggjubridge
3Proto-Germanicbrugjǭbridge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew

Words derived from “brugge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brugjǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bruggju →