section_path: Etymology
section_name: Etymology
paragraph_text: Etymology
  
  The Oxford English Dictionary traces the origin of the word bridge to an Old English word brycg, of the same meaning.
  
  The Oxford English Dictionary also notes that there is some suggestion that the word can be traced directly back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰrēw-. However, they also note that "this poses semantic problems."
  
  The origin of the word for the card game of the same name is unknown.