Where does “broier” come from?

broier (Middle French) comes from Old French breier, from Frankish brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

Ancestry of “broier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbreier—
2Frankishbrekanto break
3Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “broier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Frankish brekan →