Where does “broki” come from?

broki (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch brug, from Middle Dutch brugge, from Old Dutch brugga, from Proto-West Germanic bruggju, from Proto-Germanic brugjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- — to boil, brew.

broki (Sranan Tongo): bridge

Definitions

  1. bridge

Ancestry of “broki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbrugbridge; A substantive connection in a discourse...
2Middle Dutchbruggebridge; Bruges
3Old Dutchbruggabridge
4Proto-West Germanicbruggjubridge
5Proto-Germanicbrugjǭbridge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew

Words derived from “broki”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerw- →