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Where does “bryċġ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “bryċġ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bryċġ”

  • Bristol
  • Bristolian
  • Bristol
  • brig
  • Brigstow
  • Bryċġstōw
  • brycgian
  • brig
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