ברעכן
Yiddish
verb
Definitions
- to break
- to twist or wring
- to vomit
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German brëchen derived from Old High German brehhan (break) derived from Proto-Germanic *brekaną (break).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*brekaną
Gloss
break
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
💔
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *bʰreHg- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European
- *brekaną Proto-Germanic
- *brukanaz Proto-Germanic
- brai Middle English
- brehhan Old High German
- brechen Middle High German
- brëchen Middle High German
- brāchōt Middle High German
- briechen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- פֿאַרברעכן Yiddish
- *brekan gmw-pro
- breken Middle Low German
- brekan Old Saxon
- *brekan Frankish
- breka Old Frisian
- brääche Central Franconian