Brug
/brʌɡ/noun
A Scots and northern dialect word meaning “bridge.”
Did you know?The same Germanic root survives in English “bridge,” Dutch “brug,” and the name Bruges, whose medieval name is linked to bridges or landing places.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*brugjō
“Bridge or causeway”
Old Norse
Old Norse
brú
“Bridge”
Middle Dutch
Middle Dutch
brugghe
“Bridge”
Medieval Scots
Scots
brug
“Bridge”
Modern English dialects
English
brug
“A Scots or northern dialect form of “bridge””