Where does “brûke” come from?
brûke (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian brūka, from Proto-West Germanic brūkan, from Proto-Germanic brūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- — to make use of; have enjoyment of.
brûke (West Frisian): to use
Ancestry of “brûke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | brūka | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | brūkan | to use, to employ; to consume |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brūkaną | to make use of, employ, use, consume |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰruHg- | to make use of; have enjoyment of |