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
- cloudburst
Ancestry of “Wolkjenbruch”, step by step
Wolkjenbruch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Bruch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Bruch | rupture; hiatus; hernia |
| 2 | German | brūch | break, breaking, breach, fracture, rupture |
| 3 | Middle High German | brūch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | brūh | use |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bruki | break |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brūkiz | useful, useable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰruHg- | to make use of; have enjoyment of |