Where does “brekkjern” come from?
brekkjern (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål brekke, from Danish brække, from Middle Low German brēken, from Old Saxon brekan, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
brekkjern (Norwegian Bokmål): crowbar
Definitions
- crowbar
Ancestry of “brekkjern”, step by step
brekkjern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål brekke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | brekke | to break; to fracture; to snap |
| 2 | Danish | brække | to break; to break, crack, fracture; to throw up,... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | brēken | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | brekan | to break |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | brekan | to break |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |