Where does “breken” come from?

breken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch brēken, from Old Dutch brecan, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

breken (Dutch): to break

Definitions

  1. to break

Ancestry of “breken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbrēkento break, to break into pieces
2Old Dutchbrecanto break
3Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
4Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “breken”

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