Where does “breie” come from?

breie (Old French) comes from Frankish brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

Ancestry of “breie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbrekanto break
2Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “breie”

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