broek
Dutch (Brabantic)
/bruk/
noun
Definitions
- pair of trousers, pair of pants
- (chiefly diminutive) pair of underpants or pants (underwear), bottom part of underwear or swimwear especially for women
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch broec inherited from Old Dutch *bruoc inherited from Proto-Germanic *brōks (clothing for loins and thighs, trousers).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*brōks
Gloss
clothing for loins and thighs, trousers
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- breech English
- breechblock English
- breechcloth English
- breechclout English
- breechless English
- breechloader English
- nonbreech English
- quakebreech English
- unbreech English
- Texas Dutch, Flemish
- afritsbroek Dutch, Flemish
- afritsen Dutch, Flemish
- broekdraagband Dutch, Flemish
- broekhoest Dutch, Flemish
- broekschijter Dutch, Flemish
- broekspijp Dutch, Flemish
- broekvent Dutch, Flemish
- draagband Dutch, Flemish
- hoest Dutch, Flemish
- jogging Dutch, Flemish
- joggingbroek Dutch, Flemish
- knie Dutch, Flemish
- kniebroek Dutch, Flemish
- lol Dutch, Flemish
- lolbroek Dutch, Flemish
- onder Dutch, Flemish
- onderbroek Dutch, Flemish
- pijp Dutch, Flemish
- schijter Dutch, Flemish
- spanbroek Dutch, Flemish
- spannen Dutch, Flemish
- spijker Dutch, Flemish
- spijkerbroek Dutch, Flemish
- texasbroek Dutch, Flemish
- tuin Dutch, Flemish
- tuinbroek Dutch, Flemish
- vent Dutch, Flemish
- zwembroek Dutch, Flemish
- zwemmen Dutch, Flemish
- брюки Russian
- *brōkiz Proto-Germanic
- *brōks Proto-Germanic
- breche Middle English
- brók Old Norse
- broec Middle Dutch
- broek Afrikaans
- klinknaelbroek Afrikaans
- kortbroek Afrikaans
- onderbroek Afrikaans
- *bruoc Old Dutch
- ibhulukwe Zulu
- ibhulukhwe Xhosa
- bruku Sranan Tongo
- *brāca Gaulish
- bhurukwa Shona