Where does “schokbreker” come from?

schokbreker (Dutch) comes from Dutch breken, 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.

schokbreker (Dutch): a shock absorber

Definitions

  1. a shock absorber

Ancestry of “schokbreker”, step by step

schokbreker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch breken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbrekento break
2Middle Dutchbrēkento break, to break into pieces
3Old Dutchbrecanto break
4Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
5Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

via Dutch schok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschokshock

Words derived from “schokbreker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →