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Where does “brōkaz” come from?

brōkaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European mreg-, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

brōkaz (Proto-Germanic): brook, stream; marsh

Definitions

  1. brook, stream; marsh

Ancestry of “brōkaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmreg-marsh
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “brōkaz”

  • brogue
  • brock
  • broguish
  • brockish
  • brussellese
  • Bruxelles
  • Bruxellois
  • brogane
  • Bruxelles
  • Bruxelas
  • sokeriruokoviljelmä
  • järviruoko
  • ruoko
  • ruokokieli
  • ruokosokeri
  • ruoikko
  • sokeriruoko
  • ruokohelpi
  • ブリュッセル
  • brook
  • brok
  • brógstrapa
  • bróg
  • broc
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