Where does “breche” come from?
breche (Old French) comes from Portuguese breca, from Frankish breku, from English breakfast, from Middle English brekefast, from Middle English fast, from Old English fæste, from Old English -e, from Old English -en — adjectival suffix.
Ancestry of “breche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | breca | cramp; a disease that makes the hair of goats... |
| 2 | Frankish | breku | a breach, break; a break; crack; opening |
| 3 | English | breakfast | The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the... |
| 4 | Middle English | brekefast | breakfast |
| 5 | Middle English | fast | fast quickly |
| 6 | Old English | fæste | firmly, fastly, tightly |
| 7 | Old English | -e | forming adverbs from adjectives; -ly |
| 8 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 9 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 10 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |