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Where does “brekan” come from?

brekan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

brekan (Frankish): to break

Definitions

  1. to break

Ancestry of “brekan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “brekan”

  • brioche
  • brioche
  • brioche
  • broyer
  • broyeur
  • broyage
  • broyat
  • Brioche
  • brioche
  • brayen
  • breien
  • briocho
  • breie
  • brier
  • broiier
  • breer
  • breier
  • broier
  • breier
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