Where does “ברעכן” come from?

ברעכן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German brëchen, from Old High German brehhan, from Proto-West Germanic brekan, from Proto-Germanic brekaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- — to shine, shimmer.

ברעכן (Yiddish): to break; to twist or wring; to vomit

Definitions

  1. to break; to twist or wring; to vomit

Ancestry of “ברעכן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbrëchento break
2Old High Germanbrehhanto break
3Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
4Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “ברעכן”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brekan →