Where does “brique” come from?
brique (French) comes from Middle Low German bricke, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
brique (French): brick; carton box; ten thousand French francs
Definitions
- brick; carton box; ten thousand French francs
Ancestry of “brique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | bricke | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | brekan | to break |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
Words derived from “brique”