Where does “מויערנברעכער” come from?

מויערנברעכער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ברעכער, from Yiddish ברעכן, 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.

Ancestry of “מויערנברעכער”, step by step

מויערנברעכער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ברעכער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishברעכערbreaker
2Yiddishברעכןto break; to twist or wring; to vomit
3Middle High Germanbrëchento break
4Old High Germanbrehhanto break
5Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
6Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

via Yiddish מויער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמויערwall made of stone or concrete
2Middle High Germanmūr—
3Old High Germanmūrawall
4Proto-West Germanic*mūrāwall
5Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
6Old Latinmoerus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrēǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brekan →