Where does “inbreak” come from?

inbreak (English) comes from Middle English inbreken, from Old English inbrecan, from Old English brecan, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

inbreak (English): To break in; break into; make an incursion into;...

Definitions

  1. To break in; break into; make an incursion into;...

Ancestry of “inbreak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishinbreken—
2Old Englishinbrecanto break into
3Old Englishbrecanto break; to break into a place
4Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
5Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brekan →