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
- easily broken or shattered, brittle, fragile
Ancestry of “brokel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | brucol | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | brukulaz | liable or tending to break |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brukiz | breakable, fragile, frail; breach, fissure,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
Words derived from “brokel”