Where does “abbröckeln” come from?

abbröckeln (German) comes from German bröckeln, 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.

abbröckeln (German): To crumble away; To flake off

Definitions

  1. To crumble away; To flake off

Ancestry of “abbröckeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbröckelnto crumble
2Germanbrockento break; to pick
3Middle High Germanbrockento break into pieces
4Old High Germanbrocchōn—
5Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
6Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
7Proto-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 →