Where does “brügge” come from?

brügge (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon bruggia, from Old French Bruges, from Old Dutch Bruges, from Old Dutch brugga, from Proto-West Germanic bruggju, from Proto-Germanic brugjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- — to boil, brew.

Ancestry of “brügge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbruggiabridge
2Old FrenchBruges
3Old DutchBruges
4Old Dutchbruggabridge
5Proto-West Germanicbruggjubridge
6Proto-Germanicbrugjǭbridge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew

Words derived from “brügge

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw-