Bröck

See also: brock and Brock

Central Franconian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʀøk/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German brucke, from Old High German brugga, from Proto-West Germanic *bruggju, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ.

Alternative forms

• Breck (Moselle Franconian)

Noun

Bröck f (plural Brögge, diminutive Bröggelche)

1. (Ripuarian) bridge

Descendants

• Hunsrik: Brick
• Luxembourgish: Bréck

Etymology 2

Noun

Bröck

1. (Ripuarian, most dialects) plural of Brock (“bride”)

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• brögk, brök (Veldeke spelling)
• Brök, Brǫ̈k (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)
• Brögg (alternative spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *bruggju, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ, likely from Proto-Indo-European. Doublet of bridge, Bridge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʁøk/, /ˈbʁœk/
• Rhymes: -øk, -œk

Noun

Bröck f (plural Brögge, diminutive Bröckske) (German-based spelling)

1. bridge