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Where does “bryczka” come from?

bryczka (Polish) comes from Polish bryka, from German brücke, from Middle High German brücke, from Old High German brugga, from Proto-West Germanic bruggju, from Proto-Germanic brugjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- — to boil, brew.

Ancestry of “bryczka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbrykacarriage
2Germanbrücke—
3Middle High Germanbrücke—
4Old High Germanbrugga—
5Proto-West Germanicbruggjubridge
6Proto-Germanicbrugjǭbridge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew
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