broec

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *bruoc, from Proto-Germanic *brōks.

Noun

broec f

trousers, pants, breeches

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Dutch: broek
- Afrikaans: broek
- → Russian: брюки (brjuki)
- → Sranan Tongo: bruku

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *bruoc, from Proto-Germanic *brōkaz.

Noun

broec m

low land, wetland, marsh

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Dutch: broek
Limburgish: brook

Further reading

“broec (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
“broec (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
“broec (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
“broec (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

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