Where does “Wolkjenbruch” come from?

Wolkjenbruch (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Bruch, 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.

Wolkjenbruch (Plautdietsch): cloudburst

Definitions

  1. cloudburst

Ancestry of “Wolkjenbruch”, step by step

Wolkjenbruch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Bruch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschBruchrupture; hiatus; hernia
2Germanbrūchbreak, breaking, breach, fracture, rupture
3Middle High Germanbrūch
4Old High Germanbrūhuse
5Proto-West Germanicbrukibreak
6Proto-Germanicbrūkizuseful, useable
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of

via Plautdietsch Wolkj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschWolkjcloud
2Middle Low Germanwolken
3Old Saxonwolkancloud; clouds; sky, heavens
4Proto-Germanicwulknącloud
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg-Every word from Proto-Germanic brūkizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic bruki