tebreken

Middle Dutch

verb

Definitions

to break apart
to break, to fracture (of body parts)
to break down, to destroy
to break (laws, promises, commandments etc)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch tebrekan affix from Middle Dutch brēken.

Origin

Middle Dutch

brēken

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

break English
tobreak English
breken Dutch, Flemish
tobreken Middle English
brēken Middle Dutch
*brecan Old Dutch
tebrekan Old Dutch

brēken