Brick
See also: brick
English
Etymology
Possibly from Brych, an East European surname with the same pronunciation.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪk
See also
East Central German
Etymology
From Middle High German brucke, from Old High German brugga, brucca, from Proto-West Germanic *bruggju, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ.
References
- 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 26:
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Old High German brugga, brucca (akin to Old Saxon bruggia), from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pril/
Noun
Brick f (plural Bricke)
- bridge
- Die Fraa stehd uff de Brick.
- The woman is standing on the bridge.
Further reading
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German brucke, from Old High German brugga, brucca, from Proto-West Germanic *bruggju, from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ.
Compare German Brücke, Dutch brug, English bridge, Old Saxon bruggia, Low German Brüch, Danish brygge.
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