Afrikaans breek

← Middle Dutch brēken (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *brekaną (inherited)

← Proto-West Germanic *brekan (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (root)

← Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (derived)

← Dutch breken (inherited)

← Old Dutch *brecan (inherited)

→ Afrikaans breekwater (compound)