Where does “bryċe” come from?

bryċe (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic bruki, from Proto-Germanic brūkiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- — to make use of; have enjoyment of.

bryċe (Old English): fracture, breach; breach; breaking

Definitions

  1. fracture, breach; breach; breaking

Ancestry of “bryċe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbrukibreak
2Proto-Germanicbrūkizuseful, useable
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of

Words derived from “bryċe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūkiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bruki →
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