Where does “brykiet” come from?

brykiet (Polish) comes from German Brikett, from French briquette, from French brique, from Middle Low German bricke, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

brykiet (Polish): briquette

Definitions

  1. briquette

Ancestry of “brykiet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBrikettbriquet
2Frenchbriquettea small brick
3Frenchbriquebrick; carton box; ten thousand French francs
4Middle Low Germanbricke—
5Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
6Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brekan →