Where does “brec” come from?
brec (Catalan) comes from French break, from English break, from Middle English breken, from Old English brecan, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
brec (Catalan): estate car, station wagon
Definitions
- estate car, station wagon
Ancestry of “brec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | break | break; estate car, station wagon |
| 2 | English | break | To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture... |
| 3 | Middle English | breken | to break |
| 4 | Old English | brecan | to break; to break into a place |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | brekan | to break |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |