English

Sedgebrook

Sedgebrook comes from Old English secg + brōc ‘brook where sedge grows’.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Formed from sedge + brook

Proto-Indo-European *sek- ‘to cut, cut off, sever’

Proto-Germanic *sagjaz

Proto-West Germanic *sagi

Old English seċġ

Middle English segge

English sedge

Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- ‘to enjoy’

Proto-Germanic *brūkaną ‘to enjoy, use’

Proto-West Germanic *brūkan ‘to use, employ’

Old English brūcan ‘to enjoy, brook, use, possess, partake of, spend’

Middle English brouken ‘to use, enjoy’

English brook

Every English word from Old English secg + brōc

name A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8537).

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