Danish bruge

← German brauchen (cognate)

← English brook (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *brūkaną (inherited)

← Middle Low German brūken (borrowed)

← Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (root)

→ Danish brug (mention)

→ Danish bruger (suffix)

→ Danish misbruge (affix)

→ Danish brugelig (suffix)