Where does “nightbreeze” come from?
nightbreeze (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.
nightbreeze (English): Breeze during the night
Definitions
- Breeze during the night
Ancestry of “nightbreeze”, step by step
nightbreeze 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 |
via English night
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | night | The period between sunset and sunrise, when a... |
| 2 | Middle English | nyght | Alternative form of nighte; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Middle English | nighte | night |
| 4 | Old English | nyht | Alternative form of niht |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | naht | night |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nahts | night |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |