brúka
Icelandic
/ˈbruːka/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (dated) to use
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German brūken derived from Old Saxon brūkan derived from *brūkan derived from Proto-Germanic *brūkaną (use, consume, employ, enjoy, make use of) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (enjoy, make use of, have enjoyment of, use, fruit).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰruHg-
Gloss
enjoy, make use of, have enjoyment of, use, fruit
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
果, 実
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- fructose English
- fructus Latin
- frugalis Latin
- fruito Latin
- frumen Latin
- frumentum Latin
- fruor Latin
- frux Latin
- frū̆ctus Latin
- perfruor Latin
- φάρυγξ Ancient Greek
- *bʰerH- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰruHg- Proto-Indo-European
- *brūkaną Proto-Germanic
- brucan Old English
- brūcan Old English
- फल Sanskrit
- bruge Danish
- fructefier Old French
- brūhhan Old High German
- brúka Faroese
- 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *brūkan gmw-pro
- *brūkan Old Dutch
- *gibrūkan Old Dutch
- bruken Middle Low German
- brûken Middle Low German
- brūk Middle Low German
- brūken Middle Low German
- brukan Old Saxon
- brūkan Old Saxon
- bruka Old Frisian
- brūka Old Frisian
- furmiant Dalmatian
- फल sa-ved