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

Definitions

  1. to break

Ancestry of “brȳsan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrausijanąto break; crush
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

Words derived from “brȳsan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brausijaną →
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