Where does “broiier” come from?

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

broiier (Old French): to crush; to break into small pieces

Definitions

  1. to crush; to break into small pieces

Ancestry of “broiier”, step by step

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

Words derived from “broiier”

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