Where does “zerbrechen” come from?

zerbrechen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German zibrehhan, from Proto-Germanic tebrekaną — to break apart.

zerbrechen (Middle High German): to break, to shatter, to smash, to contravene

Definitions

  1. to break, to shatter, to smash, to contravene

Ancestry of “zerbrechen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzibrehhan—
2Proto-Germanictebrekanąto break apart

Words derived from “zerbrechen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic tebrekaną →Every word from Old High German zibrehhan →