Where does “Brigjeschwaulm” come from?
Brigjeschwaulm (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Brigj, from Middle Low German brügge, from Old Saxon bruggia, from Old French Bruges, from Old Dutch Bruges, from Old Dutch brugga, from Proto-West Germanic bruggju, from Proto-Germanic brugjǭ — to boil, brew.
Brigjeschwaulm (Plautdietsch): cliff swallow
Definitions
- cliff swallow
Ancestry of “Brigjeschwaulm”, step by step
Brigjeschwaulm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Brigj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Brigj | bridge |
| 2 | Middle Low German | brügge | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | bruggia | bridge |
| 4 | Old French | Bruges | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | Bruges | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | brugga | bridge |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | bruggju | bridge |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | brugjǭ | bridge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerw- | to boil, brew |
via Plautdietsch Schwaulm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Schwaulm | barn swallow |