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

Definitions

  1. a small brick

Ancestry of “briquette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbriquebrick; carton box; ten thousand French francs
2Middle Low Germanbricke—
3Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
4Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “briquette”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brekan →