Where does “sokbreker” come from?

sokbreker (Indonesian) comes from Dutch schokbreker, from Dutch breken, from Middle Dutch brēken, from Old Dutch brecan, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

sokbreker (Indonesian): shock absorber

Definitions

  1. shock absorber

Ancestry of “sokbreker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschokbrekera shock absorber
2Dutchbrekento break
3Middle Dutchbrēkento break, to break into pieces
4Old Dutchbrecanto break
5Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
6Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
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