Where does “breek” come from?
breek (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch breken, from Middle Dutch brēken, from Old Dutch brecan, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
breek (Afrikaans): to break
Ancestry of “breek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | breken | to break |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | brēken | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | brecan | to break |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | brekan | to break |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |