Where does “zerbrechen” come from?

zerbrechen (German) comes from Middle High German zerbrechen, from Old High German zibrehhan, from Proto-Germanic tebrekaną — to break apart.

zerbrechen (German): to break; break down, destroy; to shatter; smash;...

Definitions

  1. to break; break down, destroy; to shatter; smash;...

Ancestry of “zerbrechen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzerbrechento break, to shatter, to smash, to contravene
2Old High Germanzibrehhan—
3Proto-Germanictebrekanąto break apart

Words derived from “zerbrechen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic tebrekaną →Every word from Old High German zibrehhan →Every word from Middle High German zerbrechen →