Where does “brūken” come from?
brūken (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon brūkan, from Proto-West Germanic brūkan, from Proto-Germanic brūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- — to make use of; have enjoyment of.
Ancestry of “brūken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | brūkan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | brūkan | to use, to employ; to consume |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brūkaną | to make use of, employ, use, consume |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰruHg- | to make use of; have enjoyment of |
Words derived from “brūken”