brygga

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • a pier supported on piles or cribs, or floating on pontoons, used for mooring small boats or for bathing
  • a bridge; nautical
  • bridge; gymnastics

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish bryggia inherited from Old Norse bryggja inherited from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ (bridge) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerw-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰerw-

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