Where does “brier” come from?
brier (Old French) comes from Frankish brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
brier (Old French): to break
Ancestry of “brier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | brekan | to break |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
Words derived from “brier”