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Where does “brycġ” come from?

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

brycġ (Old English): bridge

Definitions

  1. bridge

Ancestry of “brycġ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “brycġ”

  • bridge
  • drawbridge
  • Bridger
  • bridgehead
  • unbridgeable
  • Weybridge
  • Redbridge
  • bridgework
  • bridgeless
  • flybridge
  • microbridge
  • bridgebuilding
  • crossbridge
  • weighbridge
  • Bridgegate
  • bridgeable
  • Ivybridge
  • airbridge
  • unbridgable
  • forebridge
  • skybridge
  • northbridge
  • Teignbridge
  • bridgebuilder
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