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Where does “bruk” come from?

bruk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German brūk.

bruk (Norwegian Nynorsk): use; farm, works, mill, factory; imperative of...

Definitions

  1. use; farm, works, mill, factory; imperative of...

Ancestry of “bruk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbrūk—

Words derived from “bruk”

  • jordbruk
  • sauebruk
  • bruksområde
  • ubrukbar
  • landbruk
  • hagebruk
  • brukskonto
  • sagbruk
  • brukbar
  • gjenbruk
  • småbruk
  • forbruk
  • misbruk
  • skogbruk
Every word from Middle Low German brūk →