Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "swamp" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesbroc(Anglo-Saxon) bruoc(Old Dutch) Given Name DescendantsBrook, Brooke, Brooks(English) Surname DescendantsVan den Broek(Dutch) Brook, Brooke, Brooks(English) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 78.