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Where does “brūkaną” come from?

brūkaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- — to make use of; have enjoyment of.

brūkaną (Proto-Germanic): to make use of, employ, use, consume

Definitions

  1. to make use of, employ, use, consume

Ancestry of “brūkaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of

Words derived from “brūkaną”

  • broken
  • brook
  • heartbroken
  • brokenly
  • brokenness
  • brokenhearted
  • Brookhaven
  • brooklet
  • brookside
  • housebroken
  • Colnbrook
  • brooklime
  • heartbrokenly
  • brookie
  • bork
  • brokenheartedly
  • brokenheartedness
  • borked
  • brooketh
  • heartbrokenness
  • brooklike
  • borking
  • brokenhanded
  • unbrookable
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