Etymology of the English word bridge
the English word
bridgederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhru-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*brugjoDerivations in English
bridgeboard,
bridgehead,
bridgeman,
bridgetree,
bridgewall,
bridgework,
bridging,
flybridge,
skybridge,
weighbridge,
drawbridge,
footbridge,
bridgedDerivations in other languages
French
bridge, Portuguese
bridgeCognates
Dutch
brouwen, Dutch
brug, English
brew, French
brasser, German
brauen, German
Brücke, Icelandic
brugga, Icelandic
brú, Spanish
brasar, Swedish
bryggaUsage
Word found in Modern English
