Where does “brik” come from?

brik (Danish) comes from Middle Low German bricke, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

brik (Danish): piece, man, counter; platter; beer mat

Definitions

  1. piece, man, counter; platter; beer mat

Ancestry of “brik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbricke—
2Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
3Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “brik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brekan →