Where does “bries” come from?
bries (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch bries, from English breeze, from Spanish brisa, from Old Spanish briza, from French brise, from French briser, from Middle French briser, from Old French brisier — to burst; break; crack; crackle.
bries (Afrikaans): breeze
Definitions
- breeze
Ancestry of “bries”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bries | breeze |
| 2 | English | breeze | A light, gentle wind; Any activity that is easy,... |
| 3 | Spanish | brisa | breeze |
| 4 | Old Spanish | briza | — |
| 5 | French | brise | breeze; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 6 | French | briser | To break; snap; To become broken; snap |
| 7 | Middle French | briser | — |
| 8 | Old French | brisier | to break (cause damage to), bust |
| 9 | Frankish | bristan | to break to pieces, split, shatter; to break,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | brestaną | to burst, break, sunder, split, crack |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰres‑ | to burst; break; crack; crackle |