Where does “afbrekan” come from?

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

afbrekan (Old Saxon): to break down; pluck

Definitions

  1. to break down; pluck

Ancestry of “afbrekan”, step by step

afbrekan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon brekan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbrekanto break
2Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
3Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

via Old Saxon af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonafof; out
2Proto-Germanic*ab—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brekan →