bruiken
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈbrœy̯kə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to make use of, to use, to have use for
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch bruken inherited from Old Dutch *brūkan inherited 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
- fruor Latin
- frux Latin
- frū̆ctus Latin
- bruikbaar Dutch, Flemish
- bruikbaarheid Dutch, Flemish
- bruiker Dutch, Flemish
- gebruikelijk Dutch, Flemish
- gebruiken Dutch, Flemish
- gebruiker Dutch, Flemish
- gebruikster Dutch, Flemish
- hergebruiken Dutch, Flemish
- misbruiken Dutch, Flemish
- misbruiker Dutch, Flemish
- onbruikbaar Dutch, Flemish
- verbruiken Dutch, Flemish
- φάρυγξ Ancient Greek
- *bʰerH- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰruHg- Proto-Indo-European
- *brūkaną Proto-Germanic
- brucan Old English
- brūcan Old English
- फल Sanskrit
- fructefier Old French
- bruken Middle Dutch
- brukere Middle Dutch
- gebruken Middle Dutch
- brūhhan Old High German
- brauchen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- gebrauchen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *brūkan gmw-pro
- *brūkan Old Dutch
- *gibrūkan Old Dutch
- brūken Middle Low German
- brukan Old Saxon
- brūkan Old Saxon
- bruuche Alemannic German
- bruka Old Frisian
- brūka Old Frisian
- फल sa-ved