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English

Obbrussel

Obbrussel comes from Dutch Obbrussel ‘Upper Brussels’, from Old Dutch *bruoc ‘trousers, pants, breeches’, and ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *brōk.

  1. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*brōkreconstructed
  2. Old Dutchc. 500–1150*bruoc‘trousers, pants, breeches’reconstructed
  3. Old Dutch, derivedc. 500–1150*salireconstructed
  4. Dutchc. 1500–presentBrussel‘Brussels’
  5. Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentObbrussel‘Upper Brussels’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*brōkreconstructed
  2. Old Dutchc. 500–1150*bruoc‘trousers, pants, breeches’reconstructed
  3. Old Dutch, derivedc. 500–1150*salireconstructed
  4. Dutchc. 1500–presentBrussel‘Brussels’
  5. Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentObbrussel‘Upper Brussels’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-West Germanic *brōk

brook, breeches, 2 more

Today it means

name A municipality of Brussels, Brussels Capital Region, Belgium

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *brōk / Obbrussel

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