Where does “wikibreak” come from?

wikibreak (English) comes from English break, from Middle English breken, from Old English brecan, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

wikibreak (English): A period during which a person does not edit or contribute to a wiki, usually in order to focus on other concerns

Definitions

  1. A period during which a person does not edit or contribute to a wiki, usually in order to focus on other concerns

Ancestry of “wikibreak”, step by step

wikibreak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English break

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbreakTo separate into two or more pieces, to fracture...
2Middle Englishbrekento break
3Old Englishbrecanto break; to break into a place
4Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
5Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

via English wiki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwikiA collaborative website which can be directly...
2EnglishWikiWikiWeb
3Hawaiianwikiwikispeedy
4Hawaiianwikihasten, speed up; be swift, speedy, quick
5Proto-Polynesianwiti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic brekanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic brekan