Where does “briguer” come from?

briguer (French) comes from Italian briga, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

briguer (French): to crave, to have one's eyes on

Definitions

  1. to crave, to have one's eyes on

Ancestry of “briguer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbrigatrouble, bother; third-person singular present...
2Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Italian briga →