Where does “tebrekan” come from?
tebrekan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon brekan, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
tebrekan (Old Saxon): to break apart; to shatter
Definitions
- to break apart; to shatter
Ancestry of “tebrekan”, step by step
tebrekan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Saxon brekan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | brekan | to break |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | brekan | to break |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
via Proto-Germanic tebrekaną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | tebrekaną | to break apart |