Where does “breakup” come from?
Breakup derives from English break and up, where break comes from Middle English breken, from Proto-Germanic bʰreg-, meaning to break or shatter, and up from Proto-Germanic upp, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European upó and bʰer-.
breakup (English): The act of breaking up; disintegration or...
Definitions
- The act of breaking up; disintegration or...
Ancestry of “breakup”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | break | To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture... |
| 2 | Middle English | breken | to break |
| 3 | Old English | brecan | to break; to break into a place |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | brekan | to break |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
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