Where does “brøk” come from?

brøk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German bröke, from Proto-Germanic brūkiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- — to make use of; have enjoyment of.

brøk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a fraction

Definitions

  1. a fraction

Ancestry of “brøk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbröke—
2Proto-Germanicbrūkizuseful, useable
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of

Words derived from “brøk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūkiz →Every word from Middle Low German bröke →