Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/breku

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brekō (“a break, breach, crack”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break, crack”).

Noun

*breku f

a break; crack; opening
Synonym: *bruki

Declension

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*breku
Genitive	*brekā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*breku	*brekō
Accusative	*brekā	*brekā
Genitive	*brekā	*brekō
Dative	*brekē	*brekōm
Instrumental	*breku	*brekōm

Related terms

*brekan

Descendants

Old English: hlāfġebrecu (possibly)
Old High German: brehha
- Middle High German: breche
  - German: Breche
→ Vulgar Latin: *breca
- Old French: breche, brekke, bresche, breke
  - Middle French: breche, bresche
    - French: brèche
      - → Dutch bres
      - → German: Bresche
      - → Italian: brecchia, breccia
      - → Spanish: brecha
      - → Portuguese: brecha
  - Norman: brèque
- Occitan: brech
- Vulgar Latin: *brecāre, *breciāre
  - Old French: *brecher, *brechier
    - Old French: esbrechier
      - Middle French: ebrecher
        French: ébrécher
  - Occitan: bercar