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
- third-person singular present of brechen
Ancestry of “bricht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | brechen | to break; to refract; to vomit |
| 2 | Middle High German | brechen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | brehhan | to break |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | brekan | to break |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |