forbrecan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to break up, break in two, crush, destroy, violate
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *frabrekaną (break up) prefix from Old English brecan (break).
Origin
Old English
brecan
Gloss
break
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- forbreak English
- *bhraǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- *frabrekaną Proto-Germanic
- abrecan Old English
- bebrecan Old English
- brecan Old English
- brecþ Old English
- gebrecan Old English
- healfbrocen Old English
- inbrecan Old English
- oferbrecan Old English
- tobrecan Old English
- þurhbrecan Old English
- breken Middle English
- forbreken Middle English
- *brekan gmw-pro