Broch

Luxemburgeois

/bʀoχ/

noun
Definitions
  • breakage
  • fracture
  • (mathematics) fraction
  • (pathology) hernia
  • quarry

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German bruh inherited from Proto-Germanic *brukiz (fissure, breach, breakable).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*brukiz

Gloss

fissure, breach, breakable

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