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Where does “bregar” come from?

bregar (Spanish) comes from Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

bregar (Spanish): to toil, struggle; to fight; to deal with

Definitions

  1. to toil, struggle; to fight; to deal with

Ancestry of “bregar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽to break; to struggle, contend
2Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
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