Where does “bröckeln” come from?

bröckeln (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.

bröckeln (German): to crumble

Definitions

  1. to crumble

Ancestry of “bröckeln”, 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

Words derived from “bröckeln”

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