Where does “בראָכוואַרג” come from?

בראָכוואַרג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish בראָך, from Middle High German brūch, from Old High German brūh, from Proto-West Germanic bruki, from Proto-Germanic brūkiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- — to make use of; have enjoyment of.

בראָכוואַרג (Yiddish): scrap

Definitions

  1. scrap

Ancestry of “בראָכוואַרג”, step by step

בראָכוואַרג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish בראָך

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבראָךcrack, fracture, break; disaster, calamity;...
2Middle High Germanbrūch
3Old High Germanbrūhuse
4Proto-West Germanicbrukibreak
5Proto-Germanicbrūkizuseful, useable
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of

via Yiddish וואַרג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishוואַרג
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg-Every word from Proto-Germanic brūkizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic bruki