Words that come from Frankish “bristan”

81 words across 21 languages descend from Frankish bristan — including breeze, debris, breezy, breezily, breezeway, débris, brise, breeziness.

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English (29)

French (11)

Portuguese (7)

Spanish (5)

Romanian (5)

German (4)

Dutch (2)

Afrikaans (2)

Swedish (2)

Old French (2)

Middle French (2)

Japanese (1)

Russian (1)

Greek (1)

Esperanto (1)

Norman (1)

Old Spanish (1)

Polish (1)

Mauritian Creole (1)

Seychellois Creole (1)

Armenian (1)