verbrechen
German (Berlin)
/fərˈbrɛçən/
verb-strong
Definitions
- (transitive) to do (something wrong); to be at fault for
- (transitive) to break (a law, the law); to commit a crime
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German verbrechen (breach, violate) prefix from German brechen (break, vomit).
Origin
German (Berlin)
brechen
Gloss
break, vomit
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
- break English
- forbreak English
- Brecher German
- Brechmittel German
- Brechnuss German
- Brechung German
- Brechwurzel German
- Brechzahl German
- Brotbrechen German
- Fastenbrechen German
- Verbrechen German
- abbrechen German
- anbrechen German
- aufbrechen German
- ausbrechen German
- auseinanderbrechen German
- brechen German
- durchbrechen German
- ehebrechen German
- einbrechen German
- entzweibrechen German
- erbrechen German
- heranbrechen German
- hervorbrechen German
- losbrechen German
- radebrechen German
- unterbrechen German
- wegbrechen German
- zerbrechen German
- zusammenbrechen German
- *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European
- forbreken Middle English
- radbrække Danish
- farbrechan Old High German
- brechen Middle High German
- verbrechen Middle High German
- brëche Alemannic German
- verbrëche Alemannic German
- bricon prv
- Brecher
- brechen
- Brechung
- Brechnuss
- anbrechen
- abbrechen
- Brechzahl
- erbrechen
- losbrechen
- aufbrechen
- einbrechen
- wegbrechen
- ausbrechen
- ehebrechen
- Verbrechen
- zerbrechen
- Brechmittel
- Brotbrechen
- radebrechen
- Brechwurzel
- durchbrechen
- heranbrechen
- unterbrechen
- hervorbrechen
- Fastenbrechen
- entzweibrechen
- zusammenbrechen
- auseinanderbrechen