Where does “ausbriechen” come from?

ausbriechen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish briechen, 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.

ausbriechen (Luxembourgish): to break out, to break free, to escape; to break...

Definitions

  1. to break out, to break free, to escape; to break...

Ancestry of “ausbriechen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishbriechento break
2Middle High Germanbrëchento break
3Old High Germanbrehhanto break
4Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
5Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
6Proto-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 →