Where does “gebrucan” come from?

gebrucan (Old English) comes from Old English ġē, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

gebrucan (Old English): to enjoy, eat

Definitions

  1. to enjoy, eat

Ancestry of “gebrucan”, step by step

gebrucan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġēye
2Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
3Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
4Proto-Germanic-hwe—
5Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Old English brūcan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrūcanto use, enjoy; to enjoy, brook, use, possess,...
2Proto-West Germanicbrūkanto use, to employ; to consume
3Proto-Germanicbrūkanąto make use of, employ, use, consume
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →