Where does “brëchen” come from?

brëchen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German brehhan, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

brëchen (Middle High German): to break

Definitions

  1. to break

Ancestry of “brëchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbrehhanto break
2Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
3Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “brëchen”

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