Where does “briquette” come from?
briquette (French) comes from French brique, from Middle Low German bricke, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
briquette (French): a small brick
Ancestry of “briquette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | brique | brick; carton box; ten thousand French francs |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bricke | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | brekan | to break |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
Words derived from “briquette”