brok

Dutch (Brabantic)

/brɔk/

noun
Definitions
  • scrap
  • chunk, piece
  • (in the plural) damage, harm, wreckage, pieces as a consequence of an accident

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch broc (broken piece) inherited from Old Dutch *bruk inherited from Proto-Germanic *brukka- root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (break, crack, split).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰreg-

Gloss

break, crack, split

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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