Where does “brücke” come from?

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

brücke (Middle High German): bridge

Definitions

  1. bridge

Ancestry of “brücke”, step by step

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

Words derived from “brücke”

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