Where does “inbrecan” come from?

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

inbrecan (Old English): to break into

Definitions

  1. to break into

Ancestry of “inbrecan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “inbrecan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brekan →