Brook
/bruːk/noun
A small stream or creek.
Did you know?Brook comes from an old Germanic water-word, and its deeper relatives include words for breaking, flowing, and even brewing — language literally shaped by moving water.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bhreu-
“to bubble, boil, effervesce; to break forth”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*brukō / *brōkō
“stream, brook”
Old English
English
brōc
“brook, stream, watercourse”
Middle English
English
brok
“a small stream”
Modern English
English
brook
“a small stream”