Where does “bricsen” come from?
bricsen (Welsh) comes from Welsh brics, from English bricks, from English brick, from Middle English brik, from Middle Low German bricke, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.
Ancestry of “bricsen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | brics | bricks; plural of bric |
| 2 | English | bricks | plural of brick; Third-person singular simple... |
| 3 | English | brick | A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc.,... |
| 4 | Middle English | brik | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | bricke | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | brekan | to break |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | brekaną | to break |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |