Where does “bricht” come from?

bricht (German) comes from German brechen, from Middle High German brechen, from Old High German brehhan, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

bricht (German): third-person singular present of brechen

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present of brechen

Ancestry of “bricht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrechento break; to refract; to vomit
2Middle High Germanbrechento break
3Old High Germanbrehhanto break
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 →