Where does “broce” come from?

broce (Middle English) comes from Old English gebroc, from Old English brecan, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

Ancestry of “broce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgebrocfragment
2Old Englishbrecanto break; to break into a place
3Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
4Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “broce”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →