Where does “briser” come from?

briser (French) comes 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.

briser (French): To break; snap; To become broken; snap

Definitions

  1. To break; snap; To become broken; snap

Ancestry of “briser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbriser—
2Old Frenchbrisierto break (cause damage to), bust
3Frankishbristanto break to pieces, split, shatter; to break,...
4Proto-Germanicbrestanąto burst, break, sunder, split, crack
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰres‑to burst; break; crack; crackle

Words derived from “briser”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic brestaną →Every word from Frankish bristan →
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