Where does “brocken” come from?

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

brocken (Middle High German): to break into pieces

Definitions

  1. to break into pieces

Ancestry of “brocken”, step by step

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

Words derived from “brocken”

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