Where does “zusammenbrechen” come from?

zusammenbrechen (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.

zusammenbrechen (German): to break down, collapse

Definitions

  1. to break down, collapse

Ancestry of “zusammenbrechen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zusammenbrechen”

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