Where does “brike” come from?
brike (Walloon) comes from Middle Low German bricke, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
brike (Walloon): brick
Ancestry of “brike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | bricke | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | brekan | to break |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |