Where does “break” come from?
break (Portuguese) comes from English breakdancing, from English break, from Middle English breken, from Old English brecan, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
break (Portuguese): break
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Ancestry of “break”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | breakdancing | An urban style of acrobatic street dance that... |
| 2 | English | break | To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture... |
| 3 | Middle English | breken | to break |
| 4 | Old English | brecan | to break; to break into a place |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | brekan | to break |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |