Where does “franzi” come from?

franzi (Friulian) comes from Latin frangō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

franzi (Friulian): to break

Definitions

  1. to break

Ancestry of “franzi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrangōto break, shatter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Latin frangō →