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
Ancestry of “zusammenbrechen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | brëchen | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | brëchen | — |
| 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 |