Where does “þurhbrecan” come from?

þurhbrecan (Old English) comes from Old English brecan, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

þurhbrecan (Old English): to break through

Definitions

  1. to break through

Ancestry of “þurhbrecan”, step by step

þurhbrecan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English brecan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrecanto break; to break into a place
2Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
3Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

via Old English þurh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishþurhAPI; through; by means of: by, through, via
2Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
3Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brekan →