Where does “brok” come from?

brok (Middle English) comes from Old English broc, from Proto-Germanic brōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European mreg-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

Ancestry of “brok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrocstream, brook
2Proto-Germanicbrōkazbrook, stream; marsh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmreg-marsh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “brok”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brōkaz →