Where does “brewyonen” come from?

brewyonen (Cornish) comes from Cornish brewyon, from Cornish brew, from Proto-Celtic bruseti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

Ancestry of “brewyonen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishbrewyoncrumbs
2Cornishbrewbruise
3Proto-Celticbrusetito break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews-