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

brycġ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic brugjǭ

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

via Proto-Germanic brugjō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrugjōbridge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw-Every word from Proto-Germanic brugjǭ