Where does “breezeway” come from?
breezeway (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.
breezeway (English): A covered walkway, with open sides, that connects...
Definitions
- A covered walkway, with open sides, that connects...
Ancestry of “breezeway”, step by step
breezeway traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English breeze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | breeze | A light, gentle wind; Any activity that is easy,... |
| 2 | Spanish | brisa | breeze |
| 3 | Old Spanish | briza | — |
| 4 | French | brise | breeze; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | French | briser | To break; snap; To become broken; snap |
| 6 | Middle French | briser | — |
| 7 | Old French | brisier | to break (cause damage to), bust |
| 8 | Frankish | bristan | to break to pieces, split, shatter; to break,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | brestaną | to burst, break, sunder, split, crack |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰres‑ | to burst; break; crack; crackle |