Where does “brecar” come from?

brecar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese breque, from English brake, from Middle Low German brake, from Proto-Germanic *brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

brecar (Portuguese): to brake; to stunt

Definitions

  1. to brake; to stunt

Ancestry of “brecar”, step by step

brecar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese breque

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebrequevehicle brake
2EnglishbrakeA fern; bracken; A thicket, or an area overgrown...
3Middle Low Germanbrakestump, branch; nose ring, curb, flax brake
4Proto-Germanic*brekan—
5Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

via Vulgar Latin bertiare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbertiare—
2Gaulishberta—
3Proto-Celticbertā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *brekan →