Where does “brequista” come from?

brequista (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.

brequista (Portuguese): brakeman

Definitions

  1. brakeman

Ancestry of “brequista”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *brekan →
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