Where does “Bruch” come from?

Bruch (Plautdietsch) comes from German brūch, from Middle High German brūch, from Old High German brūh, from Proto-West Germanic bruki, from Proto-Germanic brūkiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- — to make use of; have enjoyment of.

Bruch (Plautdietsch): rupture; hiatus; hernia

Definitions

  1. rupture; hiatus; hernia

Ancestry of “Bruch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrūchbreak, breaking, breach, fracture, rupture
2Middle High Germanbrūch—
3Old High Germanbrūhuse
4Proto-West Germanicbrukibreak
5Proto-Germanicbrūkizuseful, useable
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of

Words derived from “Bruch”

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