Where does “bruk” come from?

bruk (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic brukiz, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

Ancestry of “bruk”, step by step

bruk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic brukiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrukizbreakable, fragile, frail; breach, fissure,...
2Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

via Proto-Germanic brukka-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrukka-—

Words derived from “bruk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brukiz →