Where does “briketten” come from?

briketten (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian brikett, from German Brikett, from French briquette, from French brique, from Middle Low German bricke, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

Ancestry of “briketten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbrikettbriquette, briquet
2GermanBrikettbriquet
3Frenchbriquettea small brick
4Frenchbriquebrick; carton box; ten thousand French francs
5Middle Low Germanbricke—
6Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
7Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brekan →