Where does “brook” come from?

brook (Middle English) comes from Old English brōc, from Scottish Gaelic broc, from Middle Irish brocc, from Primitive Irish ᚁᚏᚑᚉᚔ, from Proto-Celtic brokkos — badger.

Ancestry of “brook”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrōccovering for the leg; trouser; brook; stream;...
2Scottish Gaelicbrocbadger; wolf
3Middle Irishbroccbadger
4Primitive Irishᚁᚏᚑᚉᚔ—
5Proto-Celticbrokkosbadger

Words derived from “brook”

Every word from Proto-Celtic brokkos →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚁᚏᚑᚉᚔ →Every word from Middle Irish brocc →