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Where does “briser” come from?

briser (Middle French) comes from Old French brisier, from Frankish bristan, from Proto-Germanic brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ — to burst; break; crack; crackle.

Ancestry of “briser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbrisierto break , bust; to break to pieces by a shock or...
2Frankishbristanto break to pieces, split, shatter; to break,...
3Proto-Germanicbrestanąto burst, break, sunder, split, crack
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰres‑to burst; break; crack; crackle

Words derived from “briser”

  • brisance
  • brisure
  • brise soleil
  • brise
  • pare-brise
  • briseur
  • brise-soleil
  • brisure
  • brisant
  • briser
  • brisant
  • Brise
  • brisar
  • brisa
  • para-brisa
  • brisant
  • παρμπρίζ
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