Where does “brokar” come from?

brokar (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kår, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

brokar (Norwegian Bokmål): a bridge pier

Definitions

  1. a bridge pier

Ancestry of “brokar”, step by step

brokar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkårimperative of kåre
2Old NorseKarlman
3Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
4Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
5Proto-Germanickaraz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Norwegian Bokmål bro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbroa bridge
2Danishbrobridge
3Old Danishbro—
4Old East Norsebrō—
5Proto-Germanicbrōwōbridge; brow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰruh-beam; bridge; beam, bridge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →
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