bruka

Swedish

verb-reg
Definitions
  • (auxiliary) used to; be in the habit of
  • to cultivate, till, farm
  • (dated) to make use of

Etymology

Derived from Middle Low German bruken derived from Old Saxon brukan derived from Proto-Germanic *brūkaną (use, consume, employ, enjoy, make use of) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (enjoy, make use of, have enjoyment of, use, fruit), *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