Where does “בריקען” come from?

בריקען (Yiddish) comes from Polish brykać, from Proto-Slavic *brykati.

בריקען (Yiddish): to kick

Definitions

  1. to kick

Ancestry of “בריקען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbrykaćto caper, to cavort, to gambol, to frolic, to prance, to romp
2Proto-Slavic*brykati—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *brykati →Every word from Polish brykać →