broken
English
/ˈbɹəʊkən/
verb form
Definitions
- (inflection of) break
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English broken inherited from Old English brocen inherited from Proto-Germanic *brukanaz, *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
- broken-handed English
- brokenhanded English
- brokenhearted English
- brokenheartedly English
- brokenheartedness English
- brokenly English
- brokenness English
- half-broken English
- handed English
- heart English
- heartbroken English
- heartbrokenly English
- heartbrokenness English
- hearted English
- house English
- housebroken English
- nonbroken English
- unbroken English
- unbrokenly English
- unbrokenness English
- unhousebroken English
- gebrochen German
- ungebrochen German
- *bʰreHg- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European
- *brekaną Proto-Germanic
- *brukanaz Proto-Germanic
- brocen Old English
- healfbrocen Old English
- *half-broken Middle English
- brai Middle English
- broken Middle English
- unbroken Middle English
- gebrokken Danish
- brehhan Old High German
- 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *brekan gmw-pro
- breken Middle Low German
- brekan Old Saxon
- *brekan Frankish
- breka Old Frisian