Where does “brehhan” come from?

brehhan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

brehhan (Old High German): to break

Definitions

  1. to break

Ancestry of “brehhan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “brehhan”

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