Where does “Bröckchen” come from?

Bröckchen (German) comes from German brocken, from Middle High German brocken, from Old High German brocchōn, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

Bröckchen (German): Diminutive of Brocken

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Brocken

Ancestry of “Bröckchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrockento break; to pick
2Middle High Germanbrockento break into pieces
3Old High Germanbrocchōn—
4Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
5Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brekan →