Where does “brocchōn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “brocchōn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “brocchōn”

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