brók

Faroese

noun

Definitions

pant-leg: the part of a pair of pants/trousers which covers one leg
(in the plural) pants, trousers

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse brók (breeches) 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

*brōkiz Proto-Germanic
*brōks Proto-Germanic
brok Norwegian Nynorsk
brōc Old English
brók Old Norse
brók Icelandic
bróc Old Irish
*bruoc Old Dutch
brok Westrobothnian
*brāca Gaulish