Words that come from Middle Dutch “brekere”
52 words across 5 languages descend from Middle Dutch brekere — including breaker, windbreaker, icebreaker, housebreaker, lawbreaker, tiebreaker, heartbreaker, strikebreaker.
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English (41)
- breaker
- windbreaker
- icebreaker
- housebreaker
- lawbreaker
- tiebreaker
- heartbreaker
- strikebreaker
- jawbreaker
- horsebreaker
- groundbreaker
- stonebreaker
- codebreaker
- pathbreaker
- backbreaker
- oathbreaker
- safebreaker
- peacebreaker
- shipbreaker
- rulebreaker
- homebreaker
- trucebreaker
- jailbreaker
- middlebreaker
- slushbreaker
- nutbreaker
- gaolbreaker
- matchbreaker
- ball-breaker
- bladebreaker
- bonebreaker
- breakerless
- breakerman
- car breaker
- faithbreaker
- hedgebreaker
- shopbreaker
- strawbreaker
- trailbreaker
- windbreakered
- dagbreker