brisid
Old Irish
/ˈbʲrʲisʲiðʲ/
verb
Definitions
- to break, to smash
- to defeat
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Celtic *brestā derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (burst, break, crack, separate, split).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰres-
Gloss
burst, break, crack, separate, split
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
- brisement French
- briser French
- briseur French
- brisure French
- φάρσος Ancient Greek
- *bʰres- Proto-Indo-European
- *brasō Proto-Germanic
- *brestaną Proto-Germanic
- berstan Old English
- forberstan Old English
- toberstan Old English
- bersten Middle English
- athbhris Irish
- bris Irish
- briseadh Irish
- sobhriste Irish
- brestan Old High German
- bris Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- brish Manx
- bresten Middle High German
- briser Middle French
- *brasa gmw-pro
- *brestā Proto-Celtic