Where does “brisa” come from?
brisa (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish briza, from French brise, from French briser, from Middle French briser, from Old French brisier, from Frankish bristan, from Proto-Germanic brestaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰres‑ — to burst; break; crack; crackle.
brisa (Spanish): breeze
Definitions
- breeze
Ancestry of “brisa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Spanish | briza | — |
| 2 | French | brise | breeze; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | French | briser | To break; snap; To become broken; snap |
| 4 | Middle French | briser | — |
| 5 | Old French | brisier | to break (cause damage to), bust |
| 6 | Frankish | bristan | to break to pieces, split, shatter; to break,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | brestaną | to burst, break, sunder, split, crack |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰres‑ | to burst; break; crack; crackle |