Where does “breezelike” come from?

breezelike (English) comes from English breeze, from Spanish brisa, from Old Spanish briza, from French brise, from French briser, from Middle French briser, from Old French brisier, from Frankish bristan — to burst; break; crack; crackle.

breezelike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a breeze

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a breeze

Ancestry of “breezelike”, step by step

breezelike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English breeze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbreezeA light, gentle wind; Any activity that is easy,...
2Spanishbrisabreeze
3Old Spanishbriza
4Frenchbrisebreeze; first-person singular present indicative...
5FrenchbriserTo break; snap; To become broken; snap
6Middle Frenchbriser
7Old Frenchbrisierto break (cause damage to), bust
8Frankishbristanto break to pieces, split, shatter; to break,...
9Proto-Germanicbrestanąto burst, break, sunder, split, crack
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰres‑to burst; break; crack; crackle

via English like

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlikeTo enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;...
2Dutchluikhatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych
3Middle Dutchluke
4Dutchluikento close, to shut
5Middle Dutchlukento close, to shut; to close, to become closed
6Old Dutchlūcanto close, shut
7Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
8Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑Every word from Proto-Germanic brestanąEvery word from Frankish bristan