Where does “broyer” come from?

broyer (French) comes from Middle French broier, from Old French breier, from Frankish brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

broyer (French): to crush, grind

Definitions

  1. to crush, grind

Ancestry of “broyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbroier—
2Old Frenchbreier—
3Frankishbrekanto break
4Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “broyer”

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