Where does “broken” come from?
Broken comes from Old English brūcan, from Proto-Germanic brūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg-, ultimately from the root bʰer- meaning to carry or bear.
broken (English): past participle of break; Fragmented, in separate...
Definitions
- past participle of break; Fragmented, in separate...
Ancestry of “broken”, 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 |
Words derived from “broken”