broec

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology 1

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From Old Dutch *bruoc, from Proto-West Germanic *brōk.

Noun

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broec f

  1. trousers, pants, breeches
Inflection
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Descendants
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  • Dutch: broek
    • Afrikaans: broek (see there for further descendants)
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: bruku
    • Negerhollands: broek, bruk
    • Akawaio: puuruukuu (via Skepi Creole Dutch)
    • Javanese: ꦧꦿꦸꦏ꧀ (bruk)
    • Lokono: boróko
    • Kupang Malay: baruk, bruk
    • Munsee: pălóok
    • Papiamentu: bruki (from the diminutive)
    • Pemon: puuruukuu (via Skepi Creole Dutch)
    • Russian: брюки (brjuki)
    • Sranan Tongo: bruku (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

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From Old Dutch *bruoc, from Proto-West Germanic *brōk.

Noun

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broec m

  1. low land, wetland, marsh
Inflection
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Descendants
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Further reading

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