Where does “Brikett” come from?
Brikett (German) comes from French briquette, from French brique, from Middle Low German bricke, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
Brikett (German): briquet
Ancestry of “Brikett”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | briquette | a small brick |
| 2 | French | brique | brick; carton box; ten thousand French francs |
| 3 | Middle Low German | bricke | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | brekan | to break |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |