Where does “brise” come from?
brise (French) comes from French briser, from Middle French briser, from Old French brisier, from Frankish bristan, from Proto-Germanic brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ — to burst; break; crack; crackle.
brise (French): breeze; first-person singular present indicative...
Definitions
- breeze; first-person singular present indicative...
Ancestry of “brise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | briser | To break; snap; To become broken; snap |
| 2 | Middle French | briser | — |
| 3 | Old French | brisier | to break , bust; to break to pieces by a shock or... |
| 4 | Frankish | bristan | to break to pieces, split, shatter; to break,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brestaną | to burst, break, sunder, split, crack |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰres‑ | to burst; break; crack; crackle |
Words derived from “brise”