Where does “misbruke” come from?
misbruke (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.
misbruke (Norwegian Bokmål): to abuse; to misuse
Ancestry of “misbruke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bruke | to use |
| 2 | Middle Low German | brūken | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | brūkan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | brūkan | to use, to employ; to consume |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brūkaną | to make use of, employ, use, consume |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰruHg- | to make use of; have enjoyment of |
Words derived from “misbruke”