Where does “brokel” come from?

brokel (Middle English) comes from Old English brucol, from Proto-Germanic brukulaz, from Proto-Germanic brukiz, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

brokel (Middle English): easily broken or shattered, brittle, fragile

Definitions

  1. easily broken or shattered, brittle, fragile

Ancestry of “brokel”, step by step

brokel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English brucol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrucolprone to or tending to break, brittle
2Proto-Germanicbrukulazliable or tending to break
3Proto-Germanicbrukizbreakable, fragile, frail; breach, fissure,...
4Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

via Old English brycel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrycelprone to or tending to break, brittle
2Proto-Germanicbrukilaz—
3Proto-Germanicbrūkizuseful, useable
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of

Words derived from “brokel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brukiz →