Words that come from Proto-Germanic “*brekan”
74 words across 19 languages descend from Proto-Germanic *brekan — including brake, brakeman, handbrake, canebrake, brakesman, airbrake, brakeless, aerobrake.
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English (37)
- brake
- brakeman
- handbrake
- canebrake
- brakesman
- airbrake
- brakeless
- aerobrake
- parabrake
- brakemaker
- unbrake
- brakeforce
- lithobrake
- lithobraking
- brake line
- brakewoman
- overbrake
- e-brake
- braker
- antilock brake
- autobrake
- bandbrake
- brakeage
- brakeful
- brakegear
- brakelessness
- brakelight
- brakeload
- brakepipe
- brakeset
- brakie
- brifter
- chainbrake
- cliffbrake
- fernbrake
- rockbrake
- underbrake