Where does “breier” come from?
breier (Anglo-Norman) comes from Frankish brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
Ancestry of “breier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | brekan | to break |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
Words derived from “breier”