Where does “breh-” come from?

breh- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēḱ-.

breh- (Proto-Germanic): to flash, move quickly

Definitions

  1. to flash, move quickly

Ancestry of “breh-”, step by step

breh- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European bʰrēḱ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēḱ-

via Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “breh-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēḱ-
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