Where does “brȳsan” come from?
brȳsan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic brausijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.
brȳsan (Old English): to break
Ancestry of “brȳsan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | brausijaną | to break; crush |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrews- | to break |