köken: From older Brüßel, Brüessel, Brüchsel, from Middle Dutch, likely influenced also by modern Dutch Brussel. Doublet of Bruchsal (town near Karlsruhe).
köken: From French Bruxelles, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *brōk (whence also English brook) + Proto-West Germanic *sali (whence also зал (zal), сало́н (salón)) < Proto-Germanic *saliz.
Brussels (the capital city of Belgium) · any of the above legal entities decreeing from Brussels · short for Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: Brussels-Capital Region (the smallest of Belgium's three federative regions)
köken: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *brōk Old Dutch *bruoc Old Dutch *sali Dutch Brussel From *bruoc (“marsh”) + *sali (“dwelling”) (from Proto-West Germanic *sali).