Where does “entzweibrechen” come from?

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

entzweibrechen (German): to break in two

Definitions

  1. to break in two

Ancestry of “entzweibrechen”, step by step

entzweibrechen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German brëchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrëchento break
2Middle High Germanbrëchento break
3Old High Germanbrehhanto break
4Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
5Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

via German entzwei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanentzweihalved, divided; broken
2Middle High Germanenzwei—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brekan →