Where does “tesen vrew” come from?

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

tesen vrew (Cornish): shortbread

Definitions

  1. shortbread

Ancestry of “tesen vrew”, step by step

tesen vrew traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish brew

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishbrewbruise
2Proto-Celticbrusetito break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

via Cornish tesen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishtesencake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →