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.

bryċġ (Old English): bridge

Definitions

  1. bridge

Ancestry of “bryċġ”, step by step

bryċġ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic bruggju

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

via Proto-Germanic brugjō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrugjōbridge

Words derived from “bryċġ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brugjǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bruggju →