broker etymology

English word broker comes from Old Dutch *brokere

Detailed word origin of broker

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*brokere Old Dutch (odt)
brocour Anglo-Norman (xno)
brocour Middle English (enm)
broker English (eng) (computing) An agent involved in the exchange of messages or transactions.. A mediator between a buyer and seller.. A mediator in general, one who liaises between two or more parties to attempt to achieve an outcome of some kind.. A stockbroker. To act as a broker; to mediate in a sale or transaction.

Words with the same origin as broker

Descendants of *brokere
brokage brokerage