Reconstruction:Old Dutch/bruoc

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *brōks.

Noun

*bruoc f

2. trousers, pants, breeches

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: broec
  • Dutch: broek

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *brōk.

Noun

*bruoc m

2. wetland, marsh

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: bruec, broec, brouc, brouck, broek
  • Dutch: broek

Further reading

• “bruok”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012