Where does “breken” come from?

breken (Low German) comes from Middle Low German brēken, from Old Saxon brekan, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

breken (Low German): to break

Definitions

  1. to break

Ancestry of “breken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbrēken—
2Old Saxonbrekanto break
3Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
4Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
5Proto-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 →
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