Where does “bruker” come from?

bruker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bruke, from Middle Low German brūken, 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.

bruker (Norwegian Bokmål): user, utiliser / utilizer; employer, applier;...

Definitions

  1. user, utiliser / utilizer; employer, applier;...

Ancestry of “bruker”, step by step

bruker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bruke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbruketo use
2Middle Low Germanbrūkento use, utilise, to make use of either an object or a right
3Old Saxonbrūkanto enjoy, to make use of
4Proto-West Germanicbrūkanto use, to employ; to consume
5Proto-Germanicbrūkanąto make use of, employ, use, consume
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of

via Norwegian Bokmål er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålerpresent of være

Words derived from “bruker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brūkan →