Where does “Brüksel” come from?

Brüksel (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بروكسل, from French Bruxelles, from Proto-Germanic *sali, from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.

Ancestry of “Brüksel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبروكسل
2FrenchBruxelles
3Proto-Germanic*sali
4Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
5Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sol-Every word from Proto-Germanic salizEvery word from Proto-Germanic *sali