Where does “Britification” come from?

Britification (English) comes from English Brit, from Middle English brytten, from Old English brittian, from Proto-Germanic brutjaną, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.

Britification (English): The act of making something British

Definitions

  1. The act of making something British

Ancestry of “Britification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBritA British person; A Brit Award, a prize for...
2Middle Englishbrytten—
3Old Englishbrittian—
4Proto-Germanicbrutjanąto break, divide
5Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →