Where does “brēċ” come from?

brēċ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic brōkiz, from Proto-Germanic brōks, from Proto-Germanic brāks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrāg-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

brēċ (Old English): breeches

Definitions

  1. breeches

Ancestry of “brēċ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrōkiz—
2Proto-Germanicbrōksrear end, rump, hindquarters; leggings, pants,...
3Proto-Germanicbrāks—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrāg-rump, hock, hindquarters
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “brēċ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrāg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brāks →