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
Ancestry of “breken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | brēken | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | brecan | to break |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | brekan | to break |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
Words derived from “breken”