Where does “quebrar” come from?

quebrar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese quebrar, from Latin crepō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

quebrar (Portuguese): to break; to fracture a bone; to break down

Definitions

  1. to break; to fracture a bone; to break down

Ancestry of “quebrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesequebrar—
2Latincrepōto rattle, rustle, clatter
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “quebrar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →