Where does “brise” come from?
brise (Middle French) comes from Spanish brisa, from Old Spanish briza, from French brise, from French briser, from Middle French briser, from Old French brisier, from Frankish bristan, from Proto-Germanic brestaną — to burst; break; crack; crackle.
Ancestry of “brise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | brisa | breeze |
| 2 | Old Spanish | briza | — |
| 3 | French | brise | breeze; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | French | briser | To break; snap; To become broken; snap |
| 5 | Middle French | briser | — |
| 6 | Old French | brisier | to break (cause damage to), bust |
| 7 | Frankish | bristan | to break to pieces, split, shatter; to break,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | brestaną | to burst, break, sunder, split, crack |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰres‑ | to burst; break; crack; crackle |