Where does “murbräcka” come from?

murbräcka (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.

murbräcka (Swedish): a battering ram

Definitions

  1. a battering ram

Ancestry of “murbräcka”, step by step

murbräcka 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 mur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmurwall; defense structure; A wall-like structure...
2Old Swedishmur—
3Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
4Old Latinmoerus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
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