brók

Icelandic

/prouːk/

noun

Definitions

pants, trousers the plural form brækur is also used as a plurale tantum with the same meaning
underpants

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
nábrók Icelandic
bróc Old Irish
brók Faroese
*bruoc Old Dutch
brok Westrobothnian
*brāca Gaulish

nábrók