breuk

Dutch (Brabantic)

/brøːk/

noun
Definitions
  • fracture, break
  • (arithmetic) fraction
  • (geology) fault

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch broke inherited from Old Dutch *bruki inherited from Proto-Germanic *brukiz (fissure, breach, breakable).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*brukiz

Gloss

fissure, breach, breakable

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