Where does “dagbräckning” come from?

dagbräckning (Swedish) comes from Swedish bräcka, from Middle Low German brēken, from Old Saxon brekan, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

dagbräckning (Swedish): break of day, daybreak

Definitions

  1. break of day, daybreak

Ancestry of “dagbräckning”, step by step

dagbräckning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bräcka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbräckabreach
2Middle Low Germanbrēken—
3Old Saxonbrekanto break
4Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
5Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

via Swedish Dag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishDaga day
2Old Swedishdagherday
3Old Norsedagra day; days, times
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →
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