Where does “bibreken” come from?

bibreken (Middle English) comes from Old English bebrecan, from Proto-West Germanic bibrekan, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

Ancestry of “bibreken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbebrecanto break off; deprive, destroy, or spoil by...
2Proto-West Germanicbibrekanto 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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