Where does “breeze” come from?
Breeze comes from Old English brēosa, whose original meaning is unknown.
breeze (English): A light, gentle wind; Any activity that is easy,...
Definitions
- A light, gentle wind; Any activity that is easy,...
Ancestry of “breeze”, step by step
breeze traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish brisa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | brisa | breeze |
| 2 | Old Spanish | briza | — |
| 3 | French | brise | breeze; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | French | briser | To break; snap; To become broken; snap |
| 5 | Middle French | briser | — |
| 6 | Old French | brisier | to break (cause damage to), bust |
| 7 | Frankish | bristan | to break to pieces, split, shatter; to break,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | brestaną | to burst, break, sunder, split, crack |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰres‑ | to burst; break; crack; crackle |