Where does “brigare” come from?

brigare (Italian) comes from Italian briga, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

brigare (Italian): to intrigue

Definitions

  1. to intrigue

Ancestry of “brigare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbrigatrouble, bother; third-person singular present...
2Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “brigare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Italian briga →