Where does “bruisen” come from?

bruisen (Middle English) comes from Old English brȳsan, from Proto-Germanic brausijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

Ancestry of “bruisen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrȳsanto break
2Proto-Germanicbrausijanąto break; crush
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

Words derived from “bruisen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brausijaną →Every word from Old English brȳsan →