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Where does “brigge” come from?

brigge (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic bruggju, from Proto-Germanic brugjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- — to boil, brew.

Ancestry of “brigge”, step by step

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

Words derived from “brigge”

  • brêge
  • Brääch
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