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Where does “brugga” come from?

brugga (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic bruggju, from Proto-Germanic brugjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- — to boil, brew.

brugga (Old Dutch): bridge

Definitions

  1. bridge

Ancestry of “brugga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbruggjubridge
2Proto-Germanicbrugjǭbridge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew

Words derived from “brugga”

  • ezelsbrug
  • ezelsbruggetje
  • hangbrug
  • brug
  • fietsbrug
  • ophaalbrug
  • brugge
  • brug
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